Chinese symbol for “bent”
曲
qū
bent; crooked; wrong
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bent is 曲 (qū), defined as: bent; crooked; wrong.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “bent”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 屈 | qū | bent; to feel wronged |
| 枸 | gōu | bent; crooked |
| 乙 | yǐ | second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shí tiān gān); second in order |
| 弯 (彎) | wān | to bend; bent |
| 踠 | wǎn | ankle; fetlock |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bent”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.