= qu + Ø1
surname Qu
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= qu + Ø1
bent / crooked / wrong
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= qu + Ø3
tune / song / CL:支[zhi1]
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= qu + Ø1
variant of 麴|曲[qu1]
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= qu + Ø1
yeast / Aspergillus (includes many common molds) / Taiwan pr. [qu2]
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How to pronounce 曲

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= qu initial

Qu is for Cupid.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
= qu initial

Qu is for Cupid.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

曲 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
wéi = w + ei2
enclosure
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niàn = ni + an4
twenty, twentieth
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Characters with 曲 as component

diǎn = di + an3
canon / law / standard work of scholarship / literary quotation or allusion / ceremony / to be in charge of / to mortgage or pawn
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cáo = c + ao2
surname Cao / Zhou Dynasty vassal state
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cáo = c + ao2
class or grade / generation / plaintiff and defendant (old) / government department (old)
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Words with 曲

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song
poem for singing / tune / music / CL:支[zhi1]
to twist / to warp / to distort

Sentences with 曲

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