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戚
慽
qī
1. variant of [[慼|戚<qī>]]
Very Common • Top 6% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (17)

哀戚
āiqī
sorrow
悲戚
bēiqī
mournful
戚戚
qīqī
sorrowful
戚友
qīyǒu
relatives and friends
戚属
qīshǔ
relative
戚戚
qīqī
intimate
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
戚墅堰
Qīshùyàn
Qishu district of Changzhou city [[常州市<Chángzhōushì>]], Jiangsu
戚继光
QīJìguāng
Qi Jiguang (1528-1588), military leader
走亲戚
zǒuqīnqi
to visit relatives
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
鼓盆之戚
gǔpénzhīqī
drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi [[莊子|庄子]] grieving for his lost wife)
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 [[戚<qī>]] / grief / sorrow
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

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