Chinese symbol for “winding”
曲折
qū zhé
winding; (fig.) complicated
The closest CC-CEDICT match for winding is 曲折 (qū zhé), defined as: winding; (fig.) complicated.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “winding”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 纡 (紆) | yū | winding; twisting |
| 宛 | wǎn | winding; as if |
| 逦 (邐) | lǐ | winding |
| 回绕 (回繞) | huí rào | winding |
| 委 | wěi | to entrust; to cast aside |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 曲折.
| 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) |
| 折磨 | zhé mó | to torment; to torture |
| 挫折 | cuò zhé | setback; reverse |
See also: Japanese symbol for “winding”.
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.