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曲

qū

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Source form: 曲
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
bent / crooked / wrong
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-5d2f5fc5ba7465d7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

曲 曲 [qu1] /bent/crooked/wrong/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

All readings
Source form: 麯 / 曲
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
variant of 麴|曲[qū]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-54bbc90c5859fc0b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

麯 曲 [qu1] /variant of 麴|曲[qu1]/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

All readings
Source form: 麴 / 曲
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
fermentation starter / leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc) / Taiwan pr. [qú]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-28263a6ce8c3597c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

麴 曲 [qu1] /fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc)/Taiwan pr. [qu2]/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

qǔ

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Source form: 曲
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
tune / song / CL:支[zhī]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-b65d75d1fdf9339e. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

曲 曲 [qu3] /tune/song/CL:支[zhi1]/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Qū

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Source form: 曲
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
surname Qu
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-62e390534df9f015. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

曲 曲 [Qu1] /surname Qu/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

Other forms in these source records: 麯 / 麴

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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