qū
sacrifice to drive away calamity
to dispel
to drive away
to remove
qū fēng
to relieve (cold, rheumatic pain etc)
lit. to dispel pathogenic wind (TCM)
qū yū
to dispel blood stasis (TCM)
qū xié
to exorcise
to drive away evil spirits
qū tán yào
medicine to dispel phlegm (TCM)
qū xié chú zāi
to drive away demons to prevent calamity (idiom)