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曲 Qū

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曲 Qū Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Qū | Qu1
English translation
surname Qu
bent
crooked
wrong
tune
song
CL:支 Zhī [zhī]
crooked, bent; wrong, false

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About 曲 Qū

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

曲 Qū

Contains the radical

曰 yuē

Part of speech

Isolated measure word / 量词 liàng cí Liàngcí

Learning hint

A folded object 曰 yuē

Etymology of 曲 Qū

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿻曰 yuē ⿰丨丨

Explanation

Pictograph of a bent object.

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Example sentences using 曲 Qū

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演员 yǎnyuán 不出声地哼 hēng 着 zhāo 那 Nā 首 shǒu 已经 yǐjīng 事先 shìxiān 录 Lù 好 hǎo 音 yīn 的 de 歌曲 gē qǔ .

The actor mouthed the words of the recorded song.

母亲 mǔqīn 正 zhēng 对 duì 着 zhāo 婴儿 yīngér 哼 hēng 着 zhāo 摇篮曲 yáo lán qǔ .

The mother was crooning a lullaby to her baby.

他 tā 独自 dú zì 哼 hēng 着 zhāo 一 yī 支 Zhī 曲子 qǔzi .

He was humming a tune to himself.

他 tā 教 Jiào 音乐 yīnyuè ,也 Yě 作曲 zuò qǔ .

He teaches music and also composes.

山顶 shān dǐng 上升 shàng shēng 气流 qì liú 强度 qiáng dù 随 Suí 速 sù 矢端迹曲率 qū lǜ 加大 jiā dà 而 ér 稍 shāo 有 yǒu 加强 jiā qiáng .

Peak updraft strength is slightly enhanced with hodograph curvature.

Words with 曲 Qū

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
歌曲 gē qǔ song歌曲 gē qǔ
曲 Qū bent曲 Qū
曲线 qū xiàn curve曲線
扭曲 niǔ qū to twist扭曲 niǔ qū
曲子 qǔzi tune曲子 qǔzi
弯曲 wān qū to bend彎曲
曲棍球 qū gùn qiú field hockey曲棍球 qū gùn qiú
曲折 qūzhé winding曲折 qūzhé
曲目 qǔ mù repertoire曲目 qǔ mù
插曲 chā qǔ incidental music插曲 chā qǔ
作曲家 zuò qǔ jiā composer作曲家 zuò qǔ jiā
作曲 zuò qǔ to compose (music)作曲 zuò qǔ
歪曲 wāiqū to distort歪曲 wāiqū
戏曲 xì qǔ Chinese opera戲曲
舞曲 wǔ qǔ dance music舞曲 wǔ qǔ
乐曲 yuè qǔ musical composition樂曲
曲解 qū jiě to misrepresent曲解 qū jiě
曲调 qǔ diào tune曲調
三部曲 sān bù qǔ trilogy三部曲 sān bù qǔ
名曲 míng qǔ famous song名曲 míng qǔ
曲奇 qǔ qí cookie (loanword via Cantonese 曲奇 qǔ qí kuk1 kei4)曲奇 qǔ qí
进行曲 jìn xíng qǔ march (musical)進行曲
协奏曲 xié zòu qǔ concerto協奏曲
交响曲 jiāo xiǎng qǔ symphony交響曲

曲 Qū Decomposition & Compounds

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曲 Qū Compounds

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  • 曲 Qū
    • 曹 cáo
      • 糟 zāo , 遭 zāo , 槽 cáo , 嘈 cáo , 漕 cáo , 傮 zāo , 艚 cáo , 螬 cáo , 蹧 zāo , 鰽 qiú , 嶆, 慒, 蓸 cáo , 褿, 醩, 鏪
    • 豊 lǐ
      • 澧 lǐ
        • 灔
      • 鳢 lǐ , 體 tǐ , 豑 zhì , 軆 tǐ , 鄷 Fēng , 醴 lǐ , 僼, 禮 lǐ , 艶, 闦, 霻, 鱧 lǐ
    • 農 nóng
      • 欁
        • 鬰
      • 濃 nóng , 憹 náo , 襛 nóng , 醲, 齈 nóng , 儂 nóng , 噥 nóng , 嶩, 擃, 檂, 燶, 癑, 禯, 穠, 繷, 膿 nóng , 蕽, 譨, 鬞
    • 蛐 qū , 粬 qū , 麯 qū , 浀, 筁, 髷
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