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杞

qǐ

willow, medlar tree; a small feudal state

🔤 Pictophonetic: 木 (tree) provides meaning, 己 provides pronunciation
HSK 7 strokes Uncommon (39%)
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Component Breakdown

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木
mù
tree; wood, lumber; wooden
己
jǐ
self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
⿰木己 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

mù
木
tree; wood, lumber; wooden
📷 Pictographic: A tree
4 strokes HSK 5
jǐ
己
self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
📷 Pictographic: A loom woven with thread
3 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 杞 (13)

Qǐ
杞 ↗
surname Qi / Zhou Dynasty vassal state
qǐ
杞 ↗
Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense) / willow
Qǐrénzhīyōu
杞人之忧 ↗
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
Qǐrényōutiān
杞人忧天 ↗
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
Qǐguó
杞国 ↗
the State of Qǐ in modern Qǐ county [[杞縣|杞县]], Henan (c. 1500-445 BC), a small vassal state of Shang and Western Zhou for most of its existence
Qǐguózhīyōu
杞国之忧 ↗
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
Qǐguóyōutiān
杞国忧天 ↗
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
Qǐtiānzhīlǚ
杞天之虑 ↗
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
Qǐzǐzhīlín
杞梓之林 ↗
forest of wolfberry and catalpa (Lycium chinense and Catalpa ovata, idiom); fig. great quantity of talent
Qǐxiàn
杞县 ↗
Qi county in Kaifeng [[開封|开封<Kāifēng>]], Henan
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