屈 qū to bend
to bend; to flex
How it came to be
A seated body, with the go out block under it. Somebody bent double on the way out. The body neither stands nor lies but is folded, which means giving way as well as bending.
用法
- To bend/submit, or to be wronged - 屈服 (qūfú) yield/submit, 屈膝 (qūxī) bend the knee (submit), 不屈 (bùqū) unyielding.
- 委屈 (wěiqu) = to feel wronged/aggrieved. 屈指可数 (qūzhǐ-kěshǔ) = so few you can count on your fingers.
- 理屈词穷 (lǐqū-cíqióng) = to run out of arguments, be in the wrong.