Meaning
bent; crooked; wrong; tune; song
Chinese: 弯曲、不直;也读 qǔ,指歌曲、乐曲。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “qu” becomes a different word in each tone. 曲 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 歌曲gē qǔsong
- 弯曲wān qūto bend; to curve around; curved; crooked
- 曲子qǔ zipoem for singing; tune; music
- 曲折qū zhéwinding; (fig.) complicated
- 歪曲wāi qūto distort; to misrepresent
Example Sentence
她弹奏了一首优美的曲子。Tā tán zòu le yì shǒu yōu měi de qǔ zi.She played a beautiful tune.
她Tāshe弹tánto pluck (a string)奏zòuto play music了le(completed action)一yìone首shǒuhead优美yōu měigraceful的deof曲子qǔ zipoem for singing。