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曲折

qū zhé

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

qū zhé · kuk1 zit3 (Jyutping)

  1. winding
  2. (fig.) complicated

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

曲

Meaning
crooked, bent; wrong, false
Radical
曰
Strokes
6
Components
⿻曰⿰丨丨
Cangjie
TW
Four-corner
5560.0

折

Meaning
break off, snap; bend
Radical
扌
Strokes
7
Components
⿰扌斤
Cangjie
QHML
Four-corner
5202.1

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