凄(qī): intense cold
intense cold
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- qī
- Meaning
- intense cold; frigid; dismal; grim; bleak; sad; mournful; also written 凄
- Strokes
- 10
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- 悽
Origin & structure
Where 凄 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 凄 step by step
10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 凄
Common words using 凄 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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