曲 麯
qū
HSK level: HSK 6
Meaning
bent; crooked; wrong; variant of 麴|曲[qu1]; fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc); Taiwan pr. [qu2]
Other reading: qǔ
tune; song
Measure word: 支
Other reading: Qū
surname Qu
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Examples
我不用曲膝就能把我的手掌放到地上。
wǒ bù yòng qū xī jiù néng bǎ wǒ de shǒu zhǎng fàng dào dì shang。
I can place the palms of my hands on the floor without bending my knees.
Words with this character
歌曲 gē qǔ song曲线 qū xiàn curve扭曲 niǔ qū to twist弯曲 wān qū to bend曲子 qǔ zi poem for singing曲折 qū zhé winding歪曲 wāi qū to distort乐曲 yuè qǔ musical composition小曲 xiǎo qǔ popular song戏曲 xì qǔ Chinese opera曲奇 qū qí cookie曲棍球 qū gùn qiú field hockey作曲家 zuò qǔ jiā composer名曲 míng qǔ famous song圆舞曲 yuán wǔ qǔ waltz奏鸣曲 zòu míng qǔ sonata昆曲 Kūn qǔ Kunqu opera, influential musical theater originating in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in Yuan times碌曲 Lù qǔ see 碌曲縣|碌曲县[Lu4 qu3 Xian4]玛曲 Mǎ qǔ see 瑪曲縣|玛曲县[Ma3 qu3 Xian4]那曲 Nà qǔ see 那曲市[Na4 qu3 Shi4]曲阜 Qū fù see 曲阜市[Qu1 fu4 Shi4]曲松 Qū sōng see 曲松縣|曲松县[Qu1 song1 Xian4]曲江 Qǔ jiāng see 曲江區|曲江区[Qu3 jiang1 Qu1]