遒劲

遒勁

qiújìng

adjective #70,169

Meanings

HSK 5

这位老书法家的字遒劲有力。

Zhè wèi lǎo shūfǎjiā de zì qiújìng yǒulì.

This old calligrapher's characters are strong and vigorous.

HSK 7-9

山顶那棵老松树枝干遒劲，像一条盘旋的龙。

Shāndǐng nà kē lǎo sōngshù zhīgàn qiújìng, xiàng yì tiáo pánxuán de lóng.

The old pine on the summit has sturdy, twisting branches, like a coiled dragon.

mistakes

劲 is jìng here, as in 强劲 (powerful), not jìn as in 有劲 (strong; fun). 遒 sounds like its phonetic part 酋.

遒 qiú

劲 jìn