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栖
棲
qī
1. to perch
2. to rest (of birds)
3. to dwell
4. to live
5. to stay
Common • Top 8% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

栖
qī
perch, roost, to stay
10 丶

Compound Words (19)

两栖
liǎngqī
amphibious
共栖
gòngqī
symbiosis
梧栖
Wúqī
Wuqi or Wuci town in Taichung county [[臺中縣|台中县<Táizhōngxiàn>]], Taiwan
栖住
qīzhù
to dwell
栖息
qīxī
to stay (for a rest)
栖木
qīmù
roost
栖身
qīshēn
to stay at
树栖
shùqī
arboreal
水栖
shuǐqī
aquatic
陆栖
lùqī
terrestrial
两栖类
liǎngqīlèi
class Amphibia
梧栖镇
Wúqīzhèn
Wuqi or Wuci town in Taichung county [[臺中縣|台中县<Táizhōngxiàn>]], Taiwan
栖息地
qīxīdì
habitat
栖霞区
Qīxiáqū
Qixia District of Nanjing City [[南京市]] in Jiangsu [[江蘇|江苏]]
两栖动物
liǎngqīdòngwù
amphibian
双栖双宿
shuāngqīshuāngsū
see [[雙宿雙飛|双宿双飞<shuāngsùshuāngfēi>]]
底栖有孔虫
dǐqīyǒukǒngchóng
benthic foramanifera
隐栖动物学
yǐnqīdòngwùxué
cryptozoology
良禽择木而栖
liángqínzémùérqī
a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)

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