曲 qǔ
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 曰 — to speak
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
曲折
qūzhé
winding; complicated; tortuous
Characters in this word
折 zhé
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 斤 axe
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这段曲折的改革历程证明，制度创新从来不是一蹴而就的。 Zhè duàn qūzhé de gǎigé lìchéng zhèngmíng, zhìdù chuàngxīn cónglái bú shì yícù'érjiù de. This tortuous reform process proves that institutional innovation is never achieved overnight.
- 山间的道路十分曲折，开车要格外小心。 Shānjiān de dàolù shífēn qūzhé, kāichē yào géwài xiǎoxīn. The road through the mountains is very winding; drive with extra care.
- 他们经过一段曲折的感情，终于走到了一起。 Tāmen jīngguò yí duàn qūzhé de gǎnqíng, zhōngyú zǒudàole yìqǐ. After a complicated period in their relationship, they finally got together.
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
- 曲艺 qǔyì folk art forms; quyi
- 歪曲 wāiqū to distort; to twist
- 主题曲 zhǔtíqǔ theme song
- 打折 dǎzhé to discount; to go on sale