HSK 7-9
common

Meaning of

曲 means Chinese qu (traditional opera form); song; tune. Pronounced qǔ. HSK 7-9.

  • Chinese qu (traditional opera form)
  • song; tune
  • musical score; sheet music

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Yuán
shì
Zhōng
guó
dài
wén
xué
de
zhòng
yào
chéng
fèn
 

Yuan qu is an important part of ancient Chinese literature.

Guān
Hàn
qīng
shì
Yuán
dài
zuì
zhù
míng
de
zuò
jiā
zhī
 

Guan Hanqing is one of the most famous qu writers in the Yuan Dynasty.

Zhè
shǒu
sàn
biǎo
le
zuò
zhě
duì
guān
chǎng
de
yàn
juàn
zhī
qíng
 

This san qu (prose-style qu) expresses the author's weariness of official life.

Yuán
bāo
kuò
sàn
liǎng
zhǒng
xíng
shì
 

Yuan qu includes two forms: zaju (variety play) and san qu (prose-style qu).

Hěn
duō
jīng
diǎn
Yuán
zhì
jīn
réng
bèi
guǎng广
fàn
chuán
chàng
 

Many classic Yuan qu works are still widely sung today.