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泣
qì
1. to sob
Common • Top 19% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

泣
qì
to cry, to sob, to weep
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (13)

哀泣
āiqì
to wail
哭泣
kūqì
to weep
HSK 6
啜泣
chuòqì
to sob
垂泣
chuíqì
to shed tears
悲泣
bēiqì
to weep with grief
抽泣
chōuqì
to sob spasmodically
泣谏
qìjiàn
to counsel a superior in tears indicating absolute sincerity
涕泣
tìqì
to weep
可歌可泣
kěgēkěqì
lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving
喜极而泣
xǐjíérqì
crying tears of joy (idiom)
如泣如诉
rúqìrúsù
lit. as if weeping and complaining (idiom)
掩面而泣
yǎnmiànérqì
to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)
牛衣对泣
niúyīduìqì
couple living in destitute misery (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,448
Word Frequency Rank
15,609 of 84,292

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