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戚
慼
qī
1. variant of [[戚<qī>]]
2. grief
3. sorrow
Very Common • Top 6% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

戚
qī
ashamed, grieving; related to; relative
HSK 4 11 丶

Compound Words (17)

悲戚
bēiqī
mournful
戚族
qīzú
family members
戚谊
qīyì
relation
亲戚
qīnqi
a relative (i.e. family relation)
HSK 4
乡戚
xiāngqi
a relative
哀戚
āiqī
sorrow
戚戚
qīqī
sorrowful
戚友
qīyǒu
relatives and friends
戚属
qīshǔ
relative
戚戚
qīqī
intimate
走亲戚
zǒuqīnqi
to visit relatives
戚继光
QīJìguāng
Qi Jiguang (1528-1588), military leader
戚墅堰
Qīshùyàn
Qishu district of Changzhou city [[常州市<Chángzhōushì>]], Jiangsu
鼓盆之戚
gǔpénzhīqī
drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi [[莊子|庄子]] grieving for his lost wife)
戚墅堰区
Qīshùyànqū
Qishu district of Changzhou city [[常州市<Chángzhōushì>]], Jiangsu
皇亲国戚
huángqīnguóqī
the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections
君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚
jūnzitǎndàngdàng,xiǎorénchángqīqī
good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked

Alternate Entries

戚
qī
variant of [[慼|戚<qī>]]
戚
Qī
surname Qi
戚
qī
relative / parent / grief / sorrow / battle-axe

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
2,315
Word Frequency Rank
4,701 of 84,292