The word [canal] is not simplified, and there are no traditional characters. See the evolution of the word "canal" in the picture.
[ Qu] qú radical "Ying" 3 paintings, 8 paintings outside the Ministry, total strokes 11, up and down structure, < name >
pictophonetic. Save the sound from the water. Original meaning: the place where water stops, also refers to the artificially dug waterway.
canals are where water lives. -"Shuo Wen"