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曲
Trad. 曲
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(Bushou)		 曰
Strokes 4
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Structure
Prononciation
Mandarin qū; qǔ
Entry Methods
Pinyin qu1; qu3
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廿田
Sijiao 5560.0
Wubi MAD
CNS 11643 1-4832
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+66F2
GB2312 C7FA
BIG5 A6B1
Results for 曲
曲 qū fermentation starter / leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc) / Taiwan pr. [qu2]
曲 qǔ tune / song / CL:支[zhi1]
Results beginning with 曲
曲线 qū xiàn curve / curved line / indirect / in a roundabout way
曲目 qǔ mù repertoire / program / song / piece of music
曲折 qū zhé winding / (fig.) complicated
曲调 qǔ diào tune / melody
曲面 qū miàn curved surface / surface
曲艺 qǔ yì folk musical theater
曲解 qū jiě to misrepresent / to misinterpret
曲轴 qū zhóu crankshaft
曲率 qū lu:4 (math.) curvature
曲直 qū zhí lit. crooked and straight / fig. right and wrong, good and evil
曲柄 qū bǐng crank handle
曲尺 qū chǐ set square (tool to measure right angles)
曲笔 qū bǐ falsification in writing / misrepresentation in written history / deliberate digression
曲度 qū dù curvature
曲风 qǔ fēng music style / music genre
曲阜 Qū fù Qufu, county-level city in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong / hometown of Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
曲棍 qū gùn bent stick / hockey stick
曲江 Qǔ jiāng Qujiang district of Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市, Guangdong
曲靖 Qǔ jìng see 曲靖市[Qu3jing4 Shi4]
曲奇 qǔ qí cookie (loanword via Cantonese 曲奇 / kuk1 kei4)
曲奇 qū qí cookie (loanword via Cantonese 曲奇 / kuk1 kei4)
曲蟮 qū shan variant of 蛐蟮[qu1 shan5]
曲射 qū shè (military) curved-trajectory fire / plunging fire
曲水 Qǔ shuǐ Qüxü / county, Tibetan: Chu shur rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[La1 sa4], Tibet
曲松 Qǔ sōng Qusum county, Tibetan: Chu gsum rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shan1 nan2 di4 qu1], Tibet
曲沃 Qǔ wò Quwo county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
曲綫 qū xiàn variant of 曲線|曲线, curve / curved line
曲阳 Qǔ yáng Quyang county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei
曲意 qū yì against one's will / willy-nilly
曲周 Qǔ zhōu Quzhou county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei
曲子 qǔ zi poem for singing / tune / music / CL:支[zhi1]
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曲棍球 qū gùn qiú field hockey
曲线图 qū xiàn tú line graph / line diagram
曲线仪  curvometer
曲别针 qū bié zhēn paper clip
曲柄钻 qū bǐng zuàn hand drill with a crank handle
曲池穴 qū chí xué Quchi acupoint LI11, at the lateral end of the elbow crease
曲阜市 Qū fù Shì Qufu, county-level city in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong / hometown of Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
曲江区 Qǔ jiāng qū Qujiang district of Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市, Guangdong
曲颈瓶 qū jǐng píng retort / bottle with curved neck
曲靖市 Qǔ jìng shì Qujing, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2nan2 Sheng3]
曲麻莱 Qǔ má lái Qumarlêb County (Tibetan: chu dmar leb rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[Yu4 shu4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
曲面论 qū miàn lùn the theory of surfaces
曲射炮 qū shè pào curved-fire gun (mortar, howitzer etc)
曲水县 Qǔ shuǐ xiàn Qüxü / county, Tibetan: Chu shur rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[La1 sa4], Tibet
曲松县 Qǔ sōng xiàn Qusum county, Tibetan: Chu gsum rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shan1 nan2 di4 qu1], Tibet
曲沃县 Qǔ wò xiàn Quwo county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
曲线锯 qū xiàn ju jigsaw
曲线论 qū xiàn lùn the theory of curves
曲阳县 Qǔ yáng xiàn Quyang county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei
曲周县 Qǔ zhōu xiàn Quzhou county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei
曲高和寡 qǔ gāo hè guǎ difficult songs find few singers (idiom) / highbrow
曲意逢迎 qū yì féng yíng to bow down to everything sb says or does / to act submissively in order to ingratiate oneself
曲肱而枕 qū gōng ér zhěn lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom) / fig. content with simple things
曲终奏雅 qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ perfect finish (idiom)
曲枝布篱  hedgelaying
曲面拟合  surface fitting
曲尺楼梯 qū chǐ lóu tī staircase with right-angled turn / L-shaped staircase
曲阜孔庙 Qū fù Kǒng miào temple to Confucius in his hometown Qufu
曲靖地区 Qǔ jìng dì qū Qujing prefecture in Yunnan
曲里拐弯 qū lǐ guǎi wān winding and turning (idiom)
曲率向量 qū lu:4 xiàng liàng curvature vector
曲率张量 qǔ lu:4 zhāng liáng curvature
曲麻莱县 Qǔ má lái xiàn Qumarlêb County (Tibetan: chu dmar leb rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[Yu4 shu4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
曲霉毒素 qǔ méi dú sù aspergillus
曲亭马琴 qǔ tíng mǎ qín Kyokutei
曲突徙薪 qū tū xǐ xīn lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom) / fig. to take preventive measures
曲线救国 qū xiàn jiù guó (of sb who ostensibly collaborated with the Japanese during the Sino-Japanese war of 1937-1945) to secretly work for the Nationalists or against the Communists
曲线拟合 qū xiàn nǐ hé curve fitting
曲意俯就 qū yì fǔ jiù to be persuaded to debase oneself (idiom)
曲线交汇点  curve crossing point / crossing point
Approximate Results for 曲
歌曲 gē qǔ song
舞曲 wǔ qǔ dance music
单曲 dān qǔ single (recording industry)
扭曲 niǔ qū to twist / to warp / to distort
作曲 zuò qǔ to compose (music)
弯曲 wān qū to bend / to curve around / curved / crooked / to wind / to warp
编曲 biān qǔ to compose (music) / arrangement
插曲 chā qǔ music played during a movie, play etc / incidental music / music played in a theatrical interlude / (fig.) incident / episode
乐曲 yuè qǔ musical composition
歪曲 wāi qū to distort / to misrepresent
戏曲 xì qǔ Chinese opera
名曲 míng qǔ famous song / well-known piece of music
夜曲 yè qǔ nocturne (music)
序曲 xù qǔ overture
卷曲 juǎn qū to curl (hair) / to crimp / to roll up / curly
小曲 xiǎo qǔ popular song / folk tune / ballad
组曲 zǔ qǔ suite (music)
神曲 shén qū medicated leaven (used in TCM to treat indigestion)
神曲 Shén qǔ The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri 但丁
昆曲 Kūn qǔ Kunqu opera, influential musical theater originating in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in Yuan times
委曲 wěi qū sinuous / devious / full details of a story / to stoop
谱曲 pǔ qǔ to compose a piece of music
蜷曲 quán qū twisted / coiled / curled
屈曲 qū qū crooked
元曲 Yuán qǔ Yuan dynasty theater, including poetry, music and comedy
河曲 hé qū bend (of a river) / meander
河曲 Hé qǔ Hequ county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
红曲 hóng qū red yeast (so called, although it's actually a mold, not a yeast), a fermentation product created by culturing rice with the mold Monascus purpureus, producing red pigments and bioactive compounds, used in food for its color, as a flavor enhancer, and for its health benefits
盘曲 pán qū coiled / entwined / tortuous
酒曲 jiǔ qū brewer's yeast
水曲  coast indentation / indentation
唱曲 chàng qǔ to sing a song
碌曲 Lù qǔ Luqu County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu
玛曲 Mǎ qǔ Maqu County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu
挠曲 náo qū to bend / flexing / deflection
那曲 Nǎ qū Nagchu town and prefecture in central Tibet
那曲 Nà qǔ see 那曲市[Na4qu3 Shi4]
蟠曲 pán qū variant of 盤曲|盘曲[pan2 qu1]
翘曲 qiáo qū to warp / to bend / fig. distorted opinion / prejudice
拳曲 quán qū to curl up / to bend
散曲 sǎn qǔ verse or song form from Yuan, Ming and Qing
申曲 shēn qǔ Shanghai opera / same as 滬劇|沪剧
双曲 shuāng qū hyperbola / hyperbolic (function)
酸曲 suān qǔ love song
套曲 tào qǔ divertimento (music)
汀曲 tīng qū a bend in a stream
乡曲 xiāng qū remote village
阳曲 Yáng qǔ Yangqu county in Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2], Shanxi
垣曲 Yuán qǔ Yuanqu county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi
迂曲 yū qū circuitous / tortuous / roundabout
褶曲 zhě qū creasing / folding
舟曲 Zhōu qǔ Zhugqu or Zhouqu County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu
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S曲线  S-curve
IDF曲线  Intensity Duration Frequency curve / IDF curve
主题曲 zhǔ tí qū signature tune
三部曲 sān bù qǔ trilogy
作曲家 zuò qǔ jiā composer / songwriter
交响曲 jiāo xiǎng qǔ symphony
协奏曲 xié zòu qǔ concerto
进行曲 jìn xíng qǔ march (musical)
金曲奖 Jīn qǔ jiǎng Golden Melody Awards
奏鸣曲 zòu míng qǔ sonata
圆舞曲 yuán wǔ qǔ waltz
小插曲 xiǎo chā qǔ episode / brief interlude
摇篮曲 yáo lán qǔ lullaby
变奏曲 biàn zòu qǔ variation (music)
双曲线 shuāng qū xiàn hyperbola
催眠曲 cuī mián qǔ lullaby
四部曲 sì bù qǔ tetralogy
黄曲霉 huáng qū méi Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)
河曲带  meander belt
信号曲  signature tune
总曲面  total curvature surface
弯曲机  bending machine
触技曲 chù jì qǔ toccata
二次曲 èr cì qū quadratic curve / conic section (geometry)
反曲弓 fǎn qū gōng (archery) recurve bow
赋格曲 fù gé qǔ fugue (loanword)
钢曲尺 gāng qū chǐ steel set square (tool to measure right angles)
河曲县 Hé qǔ xiàn Hequ county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
红曲米 hóng qū mǐ red yeast rice
回旋曲 huí xuán qǔ rondo
角曲尺 jiǎo qū chǐ miter square (tool to measure angles)
狂想曲 kuáng xiǎng qǔ rhapsody (music)
鹍鸡曲 kūn jī qǔ long poem by 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] (-196 BC)
零曲率 líng qū lu:4 (math.) zero curvature
碌曲县 Lù qǔ xiàn Luqu County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu
玛曲县 Mǎ qǔ xiàn Maqu County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu
马赛曲 Mǎ sài qǔ La Marseillaise
米曲菌 mǐ qū jūn Aspergillus oryzae (type of mold)
那曲市 Nà qǔ shì Nagqu, prefecture-level city in Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1zang4 Zi4zhi4qu1]
那曲县 Nǎ qū xiàn Nagchu county, Tibetan: Nag chu rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Na4 qu3 di4 qu1], central Tibet
前奏曲 qián zòu qǔ prelude (music)
绮想曲 qǐ xiǎng qǔ capriccio (music)
时代曲 shí dài qǔ shidaiqu, a musical genre that originated in Shanghai in the 1920s, a fusion of Chinese folk music and Western jazz
双曲面 shuāng qū miàn (math.) hyperboloid
随想曲 suí xiǎng qǔ (music) capriccio
弯曲度 wān qū dù curvature / camber
文曲星 Wén qǔ xīng constellation governing scholarship and examinations / (fig.) renowned literary genius / brand name of handheld electronic dictionaries made by Beijing company Golden Global View
吴越曲 Wú Yuè qū folk song from Wu or from south China more generally
小夜曲 xiǎo yè qǔ serenade
阳曲县 Yáng qǔ xiàn Yangqu county in Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2], Shanxi
垣曲县 Yuán qǔ xiàn Yuanqu county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi
舟曲县 Zhōu qǔ xiàn Zhugqu or Zhouqu County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu
主题曲 zhǔ tí qǔ theme song
作曲者 zuò qǔ zhě composer / song writer
流行歌曲 liú xíng gē qǔ pop
静脉曲张 jìng mài qū zhāng varicose veins
异曲同工 yì qǔ tóng gōng different tunes played with equal skill (idiom) / different methods leading to the same result / different approach but equally satisfactory outcome
委曲求全 wěi qū qiú quán to accept a compromise
小步舞曲 xiǎo bù wǔ qǔ minuet
是非曲直 shì fēi qū zhí lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom) / fig. merits and demerits / pros and cons
迂回曲折 yū huí qū zhé meandering and circuitous (idiom) / complicated developments that never get anywhere / going around in circles
时距曲线  time-distance curve / T-X curve / traveltime curve / hodochrone (rare) / hodograph (rare)
示意曲线  profile (science in general)
校准曲线  calibration curve
地势曲线  hypsometric curve
湿度曲线  moisture content profile
学习曲线  learning curve
覆盖曲线  coverage curve
速深曲线  velocity-depth curve / velocity curve
速度曲线  velocity-depth curve / velocity curve
钟形曲线  bell curve
正态曲线  bell curve
价格扭曲  mispricing / market mispricing
时深曲线  time-depth curve / time-depth plot
回归曲线  regression curve
渔获曲线  catch curve
测井曲线  well log / borehole log / borehole survey
阿旺曲沛 A1 wàng qǔ pèi Ngawang Choepel (Tibetan, Fulbright scholar)
阿旺曲培 A1 wàng Qū péi Ngawang Choephel (1966-), Tibetan musicologist and dissident, Fullbright scholar (1993-1994), jailed 1995-2002 then released to US
贝兹曲线 bèi zī qǔ xiàn Bézier
测地曲率 cè dì qū lu:4 geodesic curvature
代数曲面 dài shù qū miàn algebraic surface
代数曲线 dài shù qū xiàn algebraic curve
电子舞曲 diàn zǐ wǔ qǔ electronic dance music
地方戏曲 dì fāng xì qǔ local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇|越剧[Yue4 ju4], Sichuan opera 川劇|川剧[Chuan1 ju4], Henan opera 豫劇|豫剧[Yu4 ju4] etc
二次曲面 èr cì qū miàn quadric surface (geometry)
二次曲线 èr cì qū xiàn quadratic curve (geometry) / conic
黄曲霉菌 huáng qū méi jūn Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)
活动曲尺 huó dòng qū chǐ sliding bevel (to measure angles)
可展曲面 kě zhǎn qū miàn (math.) a developable surface
黎曼曲面 Lí màn qū miàn Riemann surface (math.)
螺旋曲面 luó xuán qū miàn spiral surface
那曲地区 Nà qǔ dì qū Nagchu prefecture in central Tibet, Tibetan: Nag chu sa khul
盘旋曲折 pán xuán qū zhé (idiom) (of a road etc) to wind circuitously
平面曲线 píng miàn qū xiàn (math.) plane curve
三次曲线 sān cì qū xiàn cubic curve (geometry)
衰变曲线 shuāi biàn qū xiàn decay curves
双曲拱桥 shuāng qū gǒng qiáo double arched bridge
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