Chinese surname · rank 167
曲
曲 is read as qū.
Pinyin
qū
Script forms
Simplified 曲 · Traditional 麯
Basic meaning
crooked, bent; wrong, false
Five element
Earth
Origin
Time: Spring and Autumn tradition, 770-476 BCE
Place: Quwo and related place-name traditions in the Jin cultural sphere.
Origin note
As a surname, this character is read Qu, not the common music-word reading qu. The origin is usually explained through Quwo or related place-name traditions, with some later lines changing written forms to Qu.
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