曲
qū
variant of 麴|曲[qu1]
fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc); Taiwan pr. [qu2]
做酱油需要用曲来发酵大豆。
zuò jiàngyóu xūyào yòng qū lái fājiào dàdòu。
Making soy sauce requires using fermentation starter to ferment soybeans.
酿酒时，曲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
作曲家
zuò qǔ jiā
composer
舞曲
wǔ qǔ
dance music
双曲线
shuāng qū xiàn
hyperbola
单曲
dān qǔ
single (recording industry)
进行曲
jìn xíng qǔ
march (musical)
曲阜市
qū fù shì
Qufu, hometown of Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3], now a county-level city in Jining 濟寧市|济宁市[Ji3 ning2 Shi4], Shandong
曲江
qǔ jiāng
see 曲江區|曲江区[Qu3 jiang1 Qu1]
神曲
shén qū
medicated leaven (used in TCM to treat indigestion)
阳曲县
yáng qǔ xiàn
Yangqu county in Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2], Shanxi
委曲
wěi qū
to feel wronged; to feel aggrieved
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]
那曲
nà qǔ
see 那曲市[Na4 qu3 Shi4]