契(qì)

HSK 7-99 strokes
Readingsqìqièxiè

to carve

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Character information

Pinyin
qì / qiè / xiè
Meaning
to carve; carved words; to agree; a contract; a deed
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 契 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱⿰丰刀大

A contract signed by cutting 刀 notches 丰 in wood 木 (now changed to 大)

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

Made of

丰fēng刀dāo大dà

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 契 step by step

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

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Words with 契

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

qì契jī机
HSK 7-9

opportunity; turning point

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qì契yuē约
HSK 7-9

agreement

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mò默qì契
HSK 7-9

tacit understanding; unwritten agreement

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jiāo交qì契

friendship

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jiè借qì契

contract for a loan

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tuán团qì契

Christian association; fellowship

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tóng同fú符hé合qì契

same sign, joint aim (idiom); fig. completely compatible

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dì地qì契

title deed (for land)

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 契’s common words

机约默交借团同符

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