interesting

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
走 meaning component

  Meaning component

zǒu

  

walk

取 sound component

  Sound component

  

take

Evolution

趣 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
趣 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
趣 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
趣 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

what attracts one's attention; interesting; to interest

Most common words with 趣
Freq.
Word
Meaning

有趣

interesting

兴趣

hobby

乐趣

delight

感兴趣

to be interested

interesting