曲园 (qūyuán): Quyuan (proper name; widely used for gardens and a famous Hunan restaurant in Changsha)

Meanings

1 Quyuan (proper name; widely used for gardens and a famous Hunan restaurant in Changsha)
2 "winding garden" (literal reading)

Characters

曲

Examples

长沙的曲园酒楼是有名的湘菜老字号。

Chángshā de Qūyuán Jiǔlóu shì yǒumíng de Xiāngcài lǎozìhào.

Changsha's Quyuan restaurant is a famous old-brand Hunan-cuisine establishment.

苏州网师园里有一座小院叫曲园。

Sūzhōu Wǎngshīyuán lǐ yǒu yí zuò xiǎo yuàn jiào Qūyuán.

Inside Suzhou's Master-of-Nets Garden there is a small courtyard called Quyuan.

Tips

register

Not a common-noun dictionary entry — it's a name. Treat it as a proper noun in real text; the literal 'winding garden' reading only surfaces when the name is being deliberately unpacked (e.g. in travel writing).

In Pop Culture

曲园酒楼 Qūyuán Jiǔlóu

Quyuan Restaurant

Historic Hunan-cuisine restaurant in Changsha (reputedly founded in the late Qing / early Republican era). Famous for 'Quyuan-style' 组庵湘菜 (Zu'an-style Hunan cooking) — refined, stock-based, less chili-forward than today's popular Hunan menu. The name is reused by garden-themed parks and hotels across China, so context matters.