戚(qī)

HSK 7-911 strokes

variant of 戚[qi1]

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Character information

Pinyin
qī
Meaning
variant of 戚[qi1]; grief; sorrow
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 戚 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿵戊尗

A younger brother 尗 killed in a war 戈

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

戊wù尗shū

Parts are arranged enclosing from above.

How to write 戚 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 戚

Common words using 戚 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

qīn亲qi戚
HSK 7-9

a relative (i.e. family relation)

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āi哀qī戚

sorrow; grief

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bēi悲qī戚

mournful

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qī戚qī戚

sorrowful; distressed

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xiū休qī戚xiāng相guān关

to share the same interests (idiom)

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qī戚jì继guāng光

Qi Jiguang (1528-1588), military leader

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huáng皇qīn亲guó国qī戚

the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections

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zì自yí贻yī伊qī戚

to create trouble for oneself (idiom)

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 戚’s common words

亲哀悲休相关继光

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