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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 曲直

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
曲直 qū zhí - lit. crooked and straight
- fig. right and wrong, good and evil

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 85,839 75,099 71,337

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- surname Qu
- bent
- crooked
- wrong
- tune
- song
- CL:支[zhi1]
- variant of 麴|曲[qu1]
- fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc)
- Taiwan pr. [qu2]
zhí- surname Zhi
- Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2nong2] Farmer God
zhí- straight
- to straighten
- fair and reasonable
- frank
- straightforward
- (indicates continuing motion or action)
- vertical
- vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

Other Words Containing 曲直

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
是非曲直 - - 47,877 63,512 51,642
曲直 - - 85,839 75,099 71,337