荠(qí)

9 strokesTrad. 薺
Readingsqíjì

see 荠菜

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Character information

Pinyin
qí / jì
Meaning
see 荠菜
Strokes
9
HSK level
—
Traditional
薺

Origin & structure

Where 荠 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱艹齐

In this compound, the meaning comes from 艹 (plant); 齐 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

艹ǎo齐qí

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 荠 step by step

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

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Words with 荠

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

bí荸qí荠

Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)

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qí荠zhù苎

(botany) Mosla grosseserrata; (botany) Mosla chinensis

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qí荠cài菜

shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)

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Related characters

From 荠’s common words

荸苎菜

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