què

阕

Character · Verb · Measure word · Proper nounTraditional闋

end; measure word for song; surname

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Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to end; to finish; to conclude

literary

Literary usage indicating the conclusion of music, speech, or an event. Commonly found in classical texts and formal written Chinese.

Yuè乐
què阕
 ，
zhòng众
rén人
jiē皆
qǐ起
 。

When the music ended, everyone stood up.

Gē歌
què阕
ér而
sàn散
 ，
yú余
yīn音
rào绕
liáng梁
 。

The song ended and the crowd dispersed, but the melody lingered in the air.

2.

measure word

measure word for songs, poems, or ci lyrics; stanza

neutral

Used to count individual songs or ci poems. In ci poetry, a poem is often divided into two sections called 上阕 (first stanza) and 下阕 (second stanza).

Tián填
yī一
què阕
 《
rú如
mèng梦
lìng令
 》
 。

To compose one stanza of 'Like a Dream' (a ci tune pattern).

Zhè这
shǒu首
cí词
fēn分
shàng上
xià下
liǎng两
què阕
 。

This ci poem is divided into two stanzas, upper and lower.

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Tán弹
qín琴
yī一
què阕
 ，
yǐ以
wèi慰
zhī知
yīn音
 。

To play a piece on the qin, to console a kindred spirit.

3.

proper noun

surname Què

neutral

A relatively rare Chinese surname.

Xìng姓
Què阕
 。

The surname is Què.