曲 — Chinese character
曲
qū
crooked, bent; wrong, false
- Pinyin
- qū
- Radical
- 73 ⽈ (Say)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 曰 丨 丨
- Formation
- pictographic — A folded object 曰
- Traditional
- 麯
- Japanese
- 曲 as a kanji
Common words with 曲
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 歌曲 | gē qǔ | song |
| 曲线 (曲線) | qū xiàn | curve; curved line |
| 扭曲 | niǔ qū | to twist; to warp |
| 戏曲 (戲曲) | xì qǔ | Chinese opera |
| 主题曲 (主題曲) | zhǔ tí qǔ | theme song |
| 单曲 (單曲) | dān qǔ | single (recording industry) |
| 曲折 | qū zhé | winding; (fig.) complicated |
| 弯曲 (彎曲) | wān qū | to bend; to curve around |
| 作曲家 | zuò qǔ jiā | composer; songwriter |
| 作曲 | zuò qǔ | to compose (music) |
| 插曲 | chā qǔ | music played during a movie, play etc; incidental music |
| 曲子 | qǔ zi | poem for singing; tune |
English words written with 曲
曲 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Analects 1 · Art of War 1 · Mencius 1 · Zhuangzi 23 · Doctrine of the Mean 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 22
- Analects 7.15
- Art of War 1.10
- Mencius 6B.7
- Zhuangzi Transcendental Bliss
- Zhuangzi Man Among Men
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
- Zhuangzi Joined Toes
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