Qu (). While the character 曲 is often pronounced Qǔ (third tone) in Modern Mandarin, the surname is pronounced Qū in the first tone. It is written Khúc in Vietnamese.
Notable people Wanting Qu (Chinese: 曲婉婷, born 1983) simply known as Wanting, Chinese-born singer-songwriter and pianist Khúc Thừa Dụ (Chinese: 曲承裕; pinyin: Qū Chéngyù) or Khúc Tiên Chủ (曲先主; Qū Xiānzhǔ) (?–907), Vietnamese Jiedushi of Vietnam and Jinghai-jun (Tĩnh Hải quân), in the early 10th century Qu Bo (Chinese: 曲波, born 1981), retired Chinese footballer Qu Yunxia (simplified Chinese: 曲云霞 born 1972), Chinese Olympic athlete who specialized in the 1500 metres Qu Bo (writer) (Chinese: 曲波; pinyin: Qū Bō; 1923–2002), Chinese novelist Qu Tongfeng ( 1873–1929), general who served Yuan Shikai and the Anhui clique Qu Xiaohui (Chinese: 曲晓辉; born 1987), Chinese football player Qu Feifei (; born 1982), Chinese football (soccer) player who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
See also Khúc clan Chinese Surnames Han Chinese Kinh people