Usage of the character 曲

constellation governing scholarship and examinations; (fig.) renowned literary genius
brand name of handheld electronic dictionaries made by Beijing company Golden Global View

qūxiàntú

曲线图

[曲線圖]

line graph
line diagram

Jīnqǔjiǎng

金曲奖

[金曲獎]

Golden Melody Awards

xiǎoyèqǔ

小夜曲

[小夜曲]

serenade

shuāngqūxiàn

双曲线

[雙曲線]

hyperbola

Qǔsōngxiàn

曲松县

[曲松縣]

Qusum county, Tibetan: Chu gsum rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區／山南地区 ( Shānnándìqū), Tibet

Zhōuqǔ Xiàn

舟曲县

[舟曲縣]

Zhugqu or Zhouqu County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州 ( Gānnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Gansu

fùgéqǔ

赋格曲

[賦格曲]

fugue (loanword)

Qūfù Shì

曲阜市

[曲阜市]

Qufu, county-level city in Jining 濟寧／济宁 ( Jǐníng), Shandong
hometown of Confucius 孔子 ( Kǒngzǐ)

Nǎqūxiàn

那曲县

[那曲縣]

Nagchu county, Tibetan: Nag chu rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區／那曲地区 ( Nàqǔdìqū), central Tibet

kuángxiǎngqǔ

狂想曲

[狂想曲]

rhapsody (music)

qūbǐngzuàn

曲柄钻

[曲柄鑽]

hand drill with a crank handle

jìnxíngqǔ

进行曲

[進行曲]

march (musical)

yuánwǔqǔ

圆舞曲

[圓舞曲]

waltz

Qǔyángxiàn

曲阳县

[曲陽縣]

Quyang county in Baoding 保定 ( Bǎodìng), Hebei

Qǔshuǐxiàn

曲水县

[曲水縣]

Qüxü county, Tibetan: Chu shur rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩／拉萨 ( Lāsà), Tibet

biànzòuqǔ

变奏曲

[變奏曲]

variation (music)

qūbiézhēn

曲别针

[曲別針]

paper clip

Mǎsàiqǔ

马赛曲

[馬賽曲]

La Marseillaise

fǎnqūgōng

反曲弓

[反曲弓]

(archery) recurve bow

huángqūméi

黄曲霉

[黃曲霉]

Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)

jiǎoqūchǐ

角曲尺

[角曲尺]

miter square (tool to measure angles)

shuāngqūmiàn

双曲面

[雙曲面]

(math.) hyperboloid

xiǎochāqǔ

小插曲

[小插曲]

episode
brief interlude

Héqǔxiàn

河曲县

[河曲縣]

Hequ county in Xinzhou 忻州 ( Xīnzhōu), Shanxi

qūshèpào

曲射炮

[曲射砲]

curved-fire gun (mortar, howitzer etc)

qūchíxué

曲池穴

[曲池穴]

Quchi acupoint LI11, at the lateral end of the elbow crease

Mǎqǔ Xiàn

玛曲县

[瑪曲縣]

Maqu County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州 ( Gānnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Gansu

jiāoxiǎngqǔ

交响曲

[交響曲]

symphony

qūxiànju

曲线锯

[曲線鋸]

jigsaw

kūnjīqǔ

鹍鸡曲

[鵾雞曲]

long poem by 韓信／韩信 ( Hán Xìn) (-196 BC)

qiánzòuqǔ

前奏曲

[前奏曲]

prelude (music)

xiézòuqǔ

协奏曲

[協奏曲]

concerto

suíxiǎngqǔ

随想曲

[隨想曲]

(music) capriccio

cuīmiánqǔ

催眠曲

[催眠曲]

lullaby

yáolánqǔ

摇篮曲

[搖籃曲]

lullaby

Qǔmálái

曲麻莱

[曲麻萊]

Qumarlêb County (Tibetan: chu dmar leb rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州／玉树藏族自治州 ( Yùshù Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

sānbùqǔ

三部曲

[三部曲]

trilogy

sìbùqǔ

四部曲

[四部曲]

tetralogy

Qǔzhōuxiàn

曲周县

[曲周縣]

Quzhou county in Handan 邯鄲／邯郸 ( Hándān), Hebei

zuòqǔzhě

作曲者

[作曲者]

composer
song writer

Qǔjiāngqū

曲江区

[曲江區]

Qujiang district of Shaoguan City 韶關市／韶关市, Guangdong

huíxuánqǔ

回旋曲

[回旋曲]

rondo

luóxuánqūmiàn

螺旋曲面

[螺旋曲面]

spiral surface

Awàng Qūpéi

阿旺曲培

[阿旺曲培]

Ngawang Choephel (1966-), Tibetan musicologist and dissident, Fullbright scholar (1993-1994), jailed 1995-2002 then released to US

shuāngqūzhèngxián

双曲正弦

[雙曲正弦]

hyperbolic sine or sinh (math.)

pánxuánqūzhé

盘旋曲折

[盤旋曲折]

(idiom) (of a road etc) to wind circuitously

shìfēiqūzhí

是非曲直

[是非曲直]

lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
pros and cons

shuāibiànqūxiàn

衰变曲线

[衰變曲線]

decay curves

qūgōng'érzhěn

曲肱而枕

[曲肱而枕]

lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom)
fig. content with simple things

huángqūméijūn

黄曲霉菌

[黃曲霉菌]

Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)

dàishùqūmiàn

代数曲面

[代數曲面]

algebraic surface

qūyìféngyíng

曲意逢迎

[曲意逢迎]

to bow down to everything sb says or does
to act submissively in order to ingratiate oneself

èrcìqūmiàn

二次曲面

[二次曲面]

quadric surface (geometry)

yìqǔtónggōng

异曲同工

[異曲同工]

different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)
different methods leading to the same result
different approach but equally satisfactory outcome

píngmiànqūxiàn

平面曲线

[平面曲線]

(math.) plane curve

jìngmàiqūzhāng

静脉曲张

[靜脈曲張]

varicose veins

yuánzhuīqūxiàn

圆锥曲线

[圓錐曲線]

conic section

Límànqūmiàn

黎曼曲面

[黎曼曲面]

Riemann surface (math.)

wānqūkōngjiān

弯曲空间

[彎曲空間]

curved space

Awàngqǔpèi

阿旺曲沛

[阿旺曲沛]

Ngawang Choepel (Tibetan, Fulbright scholar)

qūlǐguǎiwān

曲里拐弯

[曲裡拐彎]

winding and turning (idiom)

dàishùqūxiàn

代数曲线

[代數曲線]

algebraic curve

qūlüxiàngliàng

曲率向量

[曲率向量]

curvature vector

yūhuíqūzhé

迂回曲折

[迂回曲折]

meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
going around in circles

diànzǐwǔqǔ

电子舞曲

[電子舞曲]

electronic dance music

qǔgāohèguǎ

曲高和寡

[曲高和寡]

difficult songs find few singers (idiom)
highbrow

shuāngqūyúxián

双曲余弦

[雙曲餘弦]

hyperbolic cosine or cosh (math.)

Qǔmálái Xiàn

曲麻莱县

[曲麻萊縣]

Qumarlêb County (Tibetan: chu dmar leb rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州／玉树藏族自治州 ( Yùshù Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

qūtūxǐxīn

曲突徙薪

[曲突徙薪]

lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
fig. to take preventive measures

tuǒyuánqūxiàn

椭圆曲线

[橢圓曲線]

(math.) elliptic curve

qǔzhōngzòuyǎ

曲终奏雅

[曲終奏雅]

perfect finish (idiom)

shuāngqūyúgē

双曲余割

[雙曲餘割]

hyperbolic cosecant, i.e. function cosech(x)

èrcìqūxiàn

二次曲线

[二次曲線]

quadratic curve (geometry)
conic

shuāngqūgǒngqiáo

双曲拱桥

[雙曲拱橋]

double arched bridge

qūxiànnǐhé

曲线拟合

[曲線擬合]

curve fitting

huódòngqūchǐ

活动曲尺

[活動曲尺]

sliding bevel (to measure angles)

zòumíngqǔshì

奏鸣曲式

[奏鳴曲式]

sonata form (one of the large-scale structures used in Western classical music)

dìfāngxìqǔ

地方戏曲

[地方戲曲]

local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇／越剧 ( Yuèjù), Sichuan opera 川劇／川剧 ( Chuānjù), Henan opera 豫劇／豫剧 ( Yùjù) etc

wānwānqūqū

弯弯曲曲

[彎彎曲曲]

curved
meandering
zigzagging

shuāngqūjǐhé

双曲几何

[雙曲幾何]

hyperbolic geometry

xuánzhuǎnqūmiàn

旋转曲面

[旋轉曲面]

a surface of revolution (math.)

Qūfù Kǒngmiào

曲阜孔庙

[曲阜孔廟]

temple to Confucius in his hometown Qufu

cèdìqūlü

测地曲率

[測地曲率]

geodesic curvature

sāncìqūxiàn

三次曲线

[三次曲線]

cubic curve (geometry)

wěiqūqiúquán

委曲求全

[委曲求全]

to accept a compromise

wànnéngqūchǐ

万能曲尺

[萬能曲尺]

universal bevel (to measure angles)

qūxiànjiùguó

曲线救国

[曲線救國]

(of sb who ostensibly collaborated with the Japanese during the Sino-Japanese war of 1937-1945) to secretly work for the Nationalists or against the Communists

xiǎobùwǔqǔ

小步舞曲

[小步舞曲]

minuet

qūchǐlóutī

曲尺楼梯

[曲尺樓梯]

staircase with right-angled turn
L-shaped staircase

kězhǎnqūmiàn

可展曲面

[可展曲面]

(math.) a developable surface

qǔméidúsù

曲霉毒素

[曲霉毒素]

aspergillus

huángqūméidúsù

黄曲霉毒素

[黃曲霉毒素]

aflatoxin

cèdìxiànqūlü

测地线曲率

[測地線曲率]

geodesic curvature

dānyèshuāngqūmiàn

单叶双曲面

[單葉雙曲面]

hyperboloid of one sheet (math.)

Yuánqǔ Sì Dàjiā

元曲四大家

[元曲四大家]

Four Great Yuan Dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿／关汉卿 ( Guān Hànqīng), Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖／郑光祖 ( Zhèng Guāngzǔ), Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠／马致远 ( Mǎ Zhìyuǎn) and Bai Pu 白樸／白朴 ( Bái Pǔ)

shuāngqūpāowùmiàn

双曲抛物面

[雙曲拋物面]

(geometry) hyperbolic paraboloid

shuāngqūxiànzhèngxián

双曲线正弦

[雙曲線正弦]

hyperbolic sine or sinh (math.)

jīngsuǒjìngmàiqūzhāng

精索静脉曲张

[精索靜脈曲張]

varicocele (medicine)

Yìyǒngjūn Jìnxíngqǔ

义勇军进行曲

[義勇軍進行曲]

March of the Volunteer Army (PRC National Anthem)