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曲
qǔ
1. tune
2. song
3. CL:[[支<zhī>]]
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (20)

作曲
zuòqǔ
to compose (music)
元曲
Yuánqǔ
Yuan dynasty theater, including poetry, music and comedy
名曲
míngqǔ
famous song
唱曲
chàngqǔ
to sing a song
单曲
dānqǔ
single (music)
垣曲
Yuánqǔ
Yuanqu county in Yuncheng [[運城|运城<Yùnchéng>]], Shanxi
夜曲
yèqǔ
nocturne (music)
套曲
tàoqǔ
divertimento (music)
委曲
wěiqū
sinuous
屈曲
qūqū
crooked
昆曲
Kūnqǔ
Kunqu opera, influential musical theater originating in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in Yuan times
序曲
xùqǔ
overture
弯曲
wānqū
to bend
戏曲
xìqǔ
Chinese opera
扭曲
niǔqū
to twist
拳曲
quánqū
to curl up
卷曲
juǎnqū
to curl (hair)
插曲
chāqǔ
music played during a movie, play etc
挠曲
náoqū
to bend
散曲
sǎnqǔ
verse or song form from Yuan, Ming and Qing

Alternate Entries

曲
Qū
surname Qu
曲
qū
bent / crooked / wrong / yeast

Metadata

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