Character

曲

qū HSK 6

qǔ HSK 5

曲 qū HSK 6

1. bent; curved (opposite of 直)
2. to bend; to curve
3. a bend; a curved place
4. wrong; unjust
5. a surname
6. fermentation starter (qu); a block made from wheat, bran, and soybeans containing microorganisms and enzymes, used for brewing liquor or making fermented paste
7. a remote or secluded place

Words using 曲 as qū (5)

1 弯曲 wān qū — curved HSK 6
- 弯 bend, curve
- 曲 bent, crooked
Example

这条路很弯曲。

zhè tiáo lù hěn wān qū

This road is very curved.
2 扭曲 niǔ qū — to distort HSK 7
- 扭 to twist, to turn forcefully
- 曲 to bend, to curve, to be crooked
Example

他扭曲了事实真相。

tā niǔ qū le shì shí zhēn xiàng

He distorted the truth.
3 曲折 qū zhé — winding; tortuous; complicated; full of twists and turns HSK 7
- 曲 curved; bent; winding
- 折 bent; turned; twisted
Example

他的人生经历很曲折。

tā de rén shēng jīng lì hěn qū zhé

His life experiences are full of twists and turns.
4 曲线 qū xiàn — curve HSK 7
- 曲 curved, bent
- 线 line
Example

这个图表上的曲线表示温度变化。

zhè ge tú biǎo shàng de qū xiàn biǎo shì wēn dù biàn huà

The curve on this chart represents temperature changes.
5 歪曲 wāi qū — to distort HSK 7
- 歪 crooked, askew; contributes the sense of deviation from the correct or straight form
- 曲 bent, curved; reinforces the twisting or bending action
Example

他故意歪曲事实。

tā gù yì wāi qū shì shí

He deliberately distorted the facts.

曲 qǔ HSK 5

1. a musical composition for singing or performance
2. melody of a song
3. a form of verse originating in the Southern Song and Jin dynasties, flourishing in the Yuan dynasty, with flexible syntax, colloquial language, and colloquial rhymes; a single piece can be sung alone, several pieces combined into a suite, or multiple suites used to write a drama

Words using 曲 as qǔ (6)

1 歌曲 gē qǔ — song HSK 5
- 歌 song, singing, vocal music
- 曲 tune, melody, musical composition
Example

她喜欢听流行歌曲。

tā xǐ huan tīng liú xíng gē qǔ

She likes to listen to pop songs.
2 乐曲 yuè qǔ — musical piece HSK 6
- 乐 music
- 曲 composition
Example

他正在演奏一首古典乐曲。

tā zhèng zài yǎn zòu yì shǒu gǔ diǎn yuè qǔ

He is performing a classical musical piece.
3 戏曲 xì qǔ — traditional Chinese opera HSK 6
- 戏 drama, play, theater
- 曲 melody, tune, music
Example

京剧是中国最著名的戏曲之一。

jīng jù shì zhōng guó zuì zhù míng de xì qǔ zhī yī

Peking Opera is one of China's most famous traditional operas.
4 主题曲 zhǔ tí qǔ — theme song HSK 7
- 主 main, principal
- 题 theme, subject
- 曲 song, melody
Example

她演唱了这个电视剧的主题曲。

tā yǎn chàng le zhè ge diàn shì jù de zhǔ tí qǔ

She sang the theme song for this TV series.
5 插曲 chā qǔ — interlude; episode HSK 7
- 插 to insert; to interject
- 曲 melody; tune; section
Example

那只是我们旅行中的一个小插曲。

nà zhǐ shì wǒ men lǚ xíng zhōng de yí ge xiǎo chā qǔ

That was just a small episode in our trip.

Structure & writing

曲 qǔ — a musical composition for singing or performance

Xpinyin

曲 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 3

典 diǎn norm; rule; standard

曲 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order