HSK 6 · Adjectives

风趣 fēngqù “witty” in Chinese

Traditional 風趣

What 风趣 means

  1. witty
  2. humorous
  3. wit
  4. charm
  5. humour

How to say 风趣

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale风fēng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale趣qù4th tone, falling

风趣 in a sentence

  1. “她又有魅力又风趣！”“那她会做饭吗？”“谁在乎？”

    “Tā yòu yǒu mèilì yòu fēngqù!” “Nà tā huì zuòfàn ma?” “Shéi zàihu?”

    “She’s charming and witty!” “But can she cook?” “Who cares?”

    Sentence #11238626 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 风趣 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 风 (fēng) with each of its parts in a different colour
风fēngwind
  • 几table · jī
  • 乂to govern · yì

Memory aidSimplified from 風. Picture a sail 几 filled by the wind, with a swirl 乂 inside: wind.

The character 趣 (qù) with each of its parts in a different colour
趣qùinteresting
  • 走walk · zǒuMeaning part
  • 取to take · qǔSound part

走 hints at the meaning (walk); 取 (qǔ) hints at the sound. Compare it with qù.

How to write 风趣

风 4 strokes · 趣 15 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

风趣 (fēngqù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 风趣 (fēngqù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 风趣

Words with 风

风fēng · wind刮风guāfēng · windy风险fēngxiǎn · risk风俗fēngsú · social custom风格fēnggé · style风景fēngjǐng · scenery麦克风màikèfēng · microphone (loanword)风味fēngwèi · local flavour风度fēngdù · manner威风wēifēng · impressive

Words with 趣

兴趣xìngqù · interest感兴趣gǎn xìngqù · be interested in有趣yǒuqù · interesting乐趣lèqù · delight趣味qùwèi · interest

More words: Adjectives

反常fǎncháng · abnormal繁华fánhuá · bustling繁忙fánmáng · busy锋利fēnglì · sharp (blade)分明fēnmíng · clear粉色fěnsè · pink腐朽fǔxiǔ · rotten高超gāochāo · superb

FAQs

风趣 (fēngqù) means “witty” or “humorous”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it fēngqù: fēng with a 1st tone, then qù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 风趣 is written 風趣. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fengqu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 风趣 from the suggestions. Typing fengqu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
风趣 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.