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曲
qū
1. bent
2. crooked
3. wrong
4. yeast
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

曲
qū
crooked, bent; wrong, false
HSK 6 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

歌曲
gēqǔ
song
编曲
biānqǔ
to compose (music)
曲解
qūjiě
distort
乐曲
yuèqǔ
musical composition
盘曲
pánqū
coiled
组曲
zǔqǔ
suite (music)
曲线
qūxiàn
curve
曲艺
qǔyì
folk musical theater
曲阜
Qūfù
Qufu county level city in Jining [[濟寧|济宁<Jǐníng>]], Shandong
曲面
qūmiàn
curved surface
汀曲
tīngqū
a bend in a stream
申曲
shēnqǔ
Shanghai opera
神曲
Shénqǔ
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri [[但丁]]
红曲
hóngqū
red food dye made from yeast
曲松
Qǔsōng
Qusum county, Tibetan: Chu gsum rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture [[山南地區|山南地区<Shānnándìqū>]], Tibet
曲笔
qūbǐ
falsification in writing
作曲
zuòqǔ
to compose (music)
曲柄
qūbǐng
crank handle
曲棍
qūgùn
bent stick
曲轴
qūzhóu
crankshaft

Alternate Entries

曲
Qū
surname Qu
曲
qǔ
tune / song / CL:[[支<zhī>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,065
Word Frequency Rank
1,930 of 84,292