忂 (qú) - A rare character meaning 'path' or 'road', variant

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qú ｜ 21 strokes ｜ radical:

情仁

忂 · qú

A rare character meaning 'path' or 'road', variant form of 衢 (qú).

A rare character meaning 'path' or 'road', variant

Usage highlights

ancient pathmountain pathvariant characterrare characterroad character

Synonyms

  • 衢— main road, thoroughfare (more common form)
  • 路— road, path
  • 道— way, path, road

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient path (古忂) was overgrown with weeds.
  • He walked along the mountain path (山忂).
  • This character appears in some classical texts as a variant (忂字).

Collocations

  • ancient path(古忂)
  • mountain path(山忂)
  • variant character(忂字)
  • rare character(生僻字忂)
  • road character(道路字忂)

Idioms

  • None commonly used with this rare variant form

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This is a rare variant character that appears in some historical texts and dictionaries.
  • It shares the same meaning as the more common character 衢 (qú), which refers to main roads or thoroughfares.
  • As a variant form, it demonstrates the evolution and variation in Chinese character forms over time.

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