Dong Chinese dictionary

qū, qǔ

bent, crooked

Pictograph of a bent object.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

qū

crooked, bent; wrong, false; bent; crooked; wrong

Qū

surname Qu

qǔ

tune; song; CL:支[zhī]

qū

yeast, leaven; variant of 麴|曲[qū]

qū

yeast; Aspergillus (includes many common molds); Taiwan pr. [qú]

Most common words with 曲

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (1 verified)

Sources