曲線

曲线
qūxiàn
  1. curve
  2. curved line
  3. indirect
  4. in a roundabout way

CEDICT

Entry Composition

=1 曲 qū
  1. bent
  2. crooked
  3. wrong
=1 曲 qū variant of 麴 qū
=1 曲 qū
  1. fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc)
  2. Taiwan pr. qú
2 線 xiàn
  1. thread
  2. string
  3. wire
  4. line
  5. (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

classifiers: 條, 股, 根