Chinese symbol for “tune”
曲
qǔ
tune; song; measure word: 支 (zhī)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tune is 曲 (qǔ), defined as: tune; song; measure word: 支 (zhī).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “tune”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 曲调 (曲調) | qǔ diào | tune; melody |
| 腔调 (腔調) | qiāng diào | a tune; a melody |
| 调子 (調子) | diào zi | tune; melody |
| 调音 (調音) | tiáo yīn | to tune (a musical instrument) |
| 调 (調) | diào | to transfer; to move (troops or cadres) |
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 “tune”.
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.