variant of 麴|曲[qu1]

fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc); Taiwan pr. [qu2]

a picture of 曲 → something folded or bent

The original pictograph shows something folded or bent, giving 曲 its core meaning of a curve or bend. Its use for fermentation starter is a phonetic borrowing, unrelated to that visual origin.

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做酱油需要用来发酵大豆。

zuò jiàngyóu xūyào yòng qū lái fājiào dàdòu。

Making soy sauce requires using fermentation starter to ferment soybeans.

酿酒时,的质量直接影响酒的味道。

niàngjiǔ shí,qū de zhìliàng zhíjiē yǐngxiǎng jiǔ de wèidào。

When brewing wine, the quality of the leaven directly affects the taste of the liquor.

Words with 曲

进行曲

jìn xíng qǔ

march (musical)

那曲

nà qǔ

see 那曲市[Na4 qu3 Shi4]

那曲市

nà qǔ shì

Nagqu, prefecture-level city in Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]

酒曲

jiǔ qū

brewer's yeast

酸曲

suān qǔ

love song

金曲奖

jīn qǔ jiǎng

Golden Melody Awards

钢曲尺

gāng qū chǐ

steel set square (tool to measure right angles)

阿旺曲培

ā wàng qū péi

Ngawang Choephel (1966-), Tibetan musicologist and dissident, Fullbright scholar (1993-1994), jailed 1995-2002 then released to US

阿旺曲沛

ā wàng qǔ pèi

Ngawang Choepel (Tibetan, Fulbright scholar)

阳曲

yáng qǔ

Yangqu county in Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2], Shanxi

阳曲县

yáng qǔ xiàn

Yangqu county in Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2], Shanxi

随想曲

suí xiǎng qǔ

(music) capriccio

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