| 麴 | |||
| yeast, leaven; surname | |||
| Radical | 麥麦 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 8 | Total Strokes | 19 |
| Mandarin reading | qú qū | Cantonese reading | guk1 kuk1 |
| Japanese on reading | kiku | Japanese kun reading | kouji |
| Korean reading | kwuk | Vietnamese reading | |
| Semantic Variant(s) | 麯 | ||
| 麴 | |||
| yeast, leaven; surname | |||
| Radical | 麥麦 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 8 | Total Strokes | 19 |
| Mandarin reading | qú qū | Cantonese reading | guk1 kuk1 |
| Japanese on reading | kiku | Japanese kun reading | kouji |
| Korean reading | kwuk | Vietnamese reading | |
| Semantic Variant(s) | 麯 | ||
| 麴 | [ qū ] yeast, Aspergillus (includes many common molds), Taiwan pr. [qu2] |
| 麴 | [ qū ] surname Qu |
| ⇒ 米麴菌 | [ mǐ qū jūn ] Aspergillus oryzae (type of mold) |
| ⇒ 酒麴 | [ jiǔ qū ] brewer's yeast |