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ㄑㄩ

bent

曲 is a 6 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as , or .

In traditional Chinese the characters or may be used instead.

It is made up of the components (well) and (container).

  • ㄑㄩ

    bent

    • ㄐㄧㄥ ˇ

      jǐng

      well

    • ㄑㄧㄢ ˇ

      qiǎn

      container

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This CONTAINER's <bent> from carrying so much WELL water *across* the field. [Choo]se another.
by vms5q

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Pronunciation

We found 3 pronunciations for 曲

Definitions for 曲 pronounced as qū

  • yeast
  • Aspergillus (includes many common molds)
  • Taiwan pr. [qu2]
  • surname Qu
  • bent
  • crooked
  • wrong
  • variant of 麴|曲[qu1]

Definitions for 曲 pronounced as qǔ

  • tune
  • song
  • CL:支[zhi1]

Definitions for 曲 pronounced as qú

Vocabulary

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