曲
麴qū
#1,064 most
frequent character
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Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
曲 is a picture of a field that bends. That gave the first meaning, a bent field. It grew to mean crooked, bent, and a part. Read qǔ, it also names a piece of music or a song.
Drawn as: a field that bends
曲 as a component in other characters
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