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凄
qī
1. intense cold
2. frigid
3. dismal
4. grim
5. bleak
6. sad
7. mournful
8. also written [[淒|凄<qī>]]
Common • Top 10% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

凄
qī
bitter cold, miserable, dreary
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

凄凄
qīqī
cold and dismal
凄切
qīqiè
woeful
凄厉
qīlì
mournful (sound)
凄寒
qīhán
cold and desolate
凄怆
qīchuàng
pitiful
凄梗
qīgěng
wailing
凄楚
qīchǔ
sad
凄清
qīqīng
somber
凄然
qīrán
distressing
凄苦
qīkǔ
bleak
凄迷
qīmí
dreary and fuzzy (sight)
凄美
qīměi
poignant
凄黯
qīàn
dismal
悲凄
bēiqī
pitiable
凄哀
qīāi
desolate
凄恻
qīcè
heartbroken
凄惨
qīcǎn
plaintive
凄切
qīqiè
mournful
凄厉
qīlì
variant of [[凄厲|凄厉<qīlì>]]
凄婉
qīwǎn
melancholy

Alternate Entries

凄
qī
variant of [[淒|凄<qī>]] / sad / mournful
凄
qī
intense cold / frigid / dismal / grim / bleak / sad / mournful

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,351
Word Frequency Rank
8,585 of 84,292

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