A bent bow with a taut string pulled back like a person's body drawing an arrow.
弯曲
crooked
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
crooked
中不直;有弧形或角度bù zhí、yǒu húxíng huò jiǎodù
- 。
This road is very winding.
- 貳形adjective
curved
中不是直的,有弧形或转折的búshì zhí de, yǒu húxíng huò zhuǎnzhé de
- 參动verb
to curve around
中不是直的;改变方向búshì zhíde、gǎibiàn fāngxiàng
- 。
This road is winding.
- 肆动verb
to bend
中身体或物体不再笔直,变成曲线形状shēntǐ huò wùtǐ búzài bǐzhí、biàn chéng qūxiàn xíngzhuàng
- 伍动verb
to warp
中改变直的形状gǎibiàn zhí de xíngzhuàng
- 。
The wood has warped.
- 陸动verb
to wind
中绳子或东西围绕某物转动或盘旋;卷成圆形shéngzi huò dōngxi wéiràochóu mǒuwù zhuǎndòng huò pánxuàn; juǎn chéngyuán xíngzhuàng
- 。
This road is very winding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 曰(mouth open; speak)RADICAL
- 丨丨(two vertical strokes indicating a curve)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 曲 shows a vessel's mouth with two curved walls, evoking the image of a bent and winding elbow.
crooked
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
crooked
中不直;有弧形或角度bù zhí、yǒu húxíng huò jiǎodù
- 。
This road is very winding.
- 貳形adjective
curved
中不是直的,有弧形或转折的búshì zhí de, yǒu húxíng huò zhuǎnzhé de
- 參动verb
to curve around
中不是直的;改变方向búshì zhíde、gǎibiàn fāngxiàng
- 。
This road is winding.
- 肆动verb
to bend
中身体或物体不再笔直,变成曲线形状shēntǐ huò wùtǐ búzài bǐzhí、biàn chéng qūxiàn xíngzhuàng
- 伍动verb
to warp
中改变直的形状gǎibiàn zhí de xíngzhuàng
- 。
The wood has warped.
- 陸动verb
to wind
中绳子或东西围绕某物转动或盘旋;卷成圆形shéngzi huò dōngxi wéiràochóu mǒuwù zhuǎndòng huò pánxuàn; juǎn chéngyuán xíngzhuàng
- 。
This road is very winding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 曰(mouth open; speak)RADICAL
- 丨丨(two vertical strokes indicating a curve)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 曲 shows a vessel's mouth with two curved walls, evoking the image of a bent and winding elbow.
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