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凄
淒
qī
1. intense cold
2. frigid
3. dismal
4. grim
5. bleak
6. sad
7. mournful
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)
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
凄惋
qīwǎn
doleful
凄惶
qīhuáng
distressed and terrified

Alternate Entries

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