曲 qǔ
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 曰 — to speak
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
曲艺
qǔyì
folk art forms; quyi
Characters in this word
艺 yì
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 乙 second
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这座小剧场每周都安排曲艺演出，希望吸引年轻观众重新接触传统艺术。 Zhè zuò xiǎo jùchǎng měi zhōu dōu ānpái qǔyì yǎnchū, xīwàng xīyǐn niánqīng guānzhòng chóngxīn jiēchù chuántǒng yìshù. This small theatre schedules folk-art performances every week, hoping to draw young audiences back to traditional arts.
- 他从小跟爷爷学习曲艺，会唱好几段快板。 Tā cóngxiǎo gēn yéye xuéxí qǔyì, huì chàng hǎo jǐ duàn kuàibǎn. He has learned folk art from his grandfather since childhood and can perform several clapper-story segments.
- 电视上的曲艺节目越来越少，让人有点遗憾。 Diànshì shàng de qǔyì jiémù yuèláiyuè shǎo, ràng rén yǒudiǎn yíhàn. Folk-art programs on TV are becoming fewer and fewer, which is a bit regrettable.
Related words
- 歌曲 gēqǔ song
- 曲 qǔ song, tune
- 弯曲 wānqū curved
- 戏曲 xìqǔ traditional opera
- 乐曲 yuèqǔ musical composition
- 插曲 chāqǔ episode; interlude; minor incident
- 扭曲 niǔqū to distort; to twist
- 曲线 qūxiàn curve; curved line; indirect approach
- 曲折 qūzhé winding; complicated; tortuous
- 歪曲 wāiqū to distort; to twist
- 主题曲 zhǔtíqǔ theme song
- 艺术 yìshù art