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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 曲 | qū | - surname Qu |
| 曲 | qū | - bent - crooked - wrong |
| 曲 | qǔ | - tune - song - CL:支[zhi1] |
| 曲 | qū | - variant of 麴|曲[qu1] |
| 曲 | qū | - fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc) - Taiwan pr. [qu2] |
| 直 | 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 |
| 直 | 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
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