- 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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曲高和寡
曲高和寡
difficult songs find few singers (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
difficult songs find few singers (idiom)
- ，。
His works are too sophisticated and appeal to few people, so very few can understand them.
- 貳形adjective
highbrow
- ，。
His works are too refined and obscure for most people to understand.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 高(tall; high; tower; tall building)ASSOCIATIVE
A tall tower reaching high is drawn with a roof, gate, and stacked foundation layers piled on top of each other.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 禾(rice plant)ASSOCIATIVE
- 口(mouth; door)RADICAL
A mouth singing songs beside ripe rice fields creates harmonious peace.
曲高和寡
Traditional曲
difficult songs find few singers (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
difficult songs find few singers (idiom)
- ，。
His works are too sophisticated and appeal to few people, so very few can understand them.
- 貳形adjective
highbrow
- ，。
His works are too refined and obscure for most people to understand.
STROKE ORDER
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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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 高(tall; high; tower; tall building)ASSOCIATIVE
A tall tower reaching high is drawn with a roof, gate, and stacked foundation layers piled on top of each other.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 禾(rice plant)ASSOCIATIVE
- 口(mouth; door)RADICAL
A mouth singing songs beside ripe rice fields creates harmonious peace.
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