迂回曲折

迂
回
曲
折
meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere / going around in circles

Characters and words in 迂回曲折

迂
yu̅ = yu + Ø1
literal-minded / pedantic / doctrinaire / longwinded / circuitous
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迂
迂
回
迴
roundabout route / circuitous / tortuous / to outflank / indirect / roundabout
回
huí = hu + ei2
to circle / to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return / to revolve / Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) / time / classifier for acts of a play / section or chapter (of a classic book)
Add a new mnemonic for 回 = 口 + 囗
回 = 口 + 囗 : Helga Horse (hu-) smuggled herself into the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (-ei2). She covered herself in an enclosure (囗) full of mandarins (口). Unfortunately, she missed one little detail: The box full of mandarins is to be shipped back (回) to China soon.
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回
迴
huí = hu + ei2
to curve / to return / to revolve
Add a new mnemonic for 回 = 口 + 囗
Add a new mnemonic for 迴 = 辶 + 回
回
逥
huí = hu + ei2
variant of 迴|回[hui2]
Add a new mnemonic for 回 = 口 + 囗
Add a new mnemonic for 逥 = 辶 + 囬
曲
qu̅ = qu + Ø1
surname Qu
Add a new mnemonic for 曲 = 囗 + 卄
曲
qu̅ = qu + Ø1
bent / crooked / wrong
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曲
qǔ = qu + Ø3
tune / song / CL:支[zhi1]
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曲 = 囗 + 卄 : Mnemonic symbol: a harp. Cupid (qu) is playing a harp (曲) in the space station's living room (Ø3). He's sitting on a big enclosure (囗), playing the harp (曲) and wielding a double axe (卄) at the same time.
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曲
麯
qu̅ = qu + Ø1
variant of 麴|曲[qu1]
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Add a new mnemonic for 麯 = 麥 + 曲
曲
麴
qu̅ = qu + Ø1
yeast / Aspergillus (includes many common molds) / Taiwan pr. [qu2]
Add a new mnemonic for 曲 = 囗 + 卄
Add a new mnemonic for 麴 = 麥 + 匊
曲
折
winding / (fig.) complicated
折
shé = sh + e2
to snap / to break (a stick, a bone etc) / (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)
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折
zhe̅ = zh + e1
to turn sth over / to turn upside down / to tip sth out (of a container)
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折
zhé = zh + e2
to break / to fracture / to snap / to suffer loss / to bend / to twist / to turn / to change direction / convinced / to convert into (currency) / discount / rebate / tenth (in price) / classifier for theatrical scenes / to fold / accounts book
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折 = 扌 + 斤 : James II of England (zh) wants to lift a pair of barbells (斤) in the elevator's kitchen (e2), but the barbells are very heavy. He tries to use toy claws (扌) and folding (折) knifes (mnemonic symbol for 折) as levers, but they both snap (折).
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折
摺
zhé = zh + e2
variant of 折[zhe2] / to fold
Add a new mnemonic for 折 = 扌 + 斤
Add a new mnemonic for 摺 = 扌 + 習

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