泣(qì)

HSK 7-98 strokes

to sob

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Character information

Pinyin
qì
Meaning
to sob
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 泣 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵立

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 立 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

氵shuǐ立lì

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 泣 step by step

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

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Words with 泣

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

kū哭qì泣
HSK 7-9

to weep

Open 哭泣 page →
kě可gē歌kě可qì泣
HSK 7-9

lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving

Open 可歌可泣 page →
āi哀qì泣

to wail

Open 哀泣 page →
chuò啜qì泣

to sob

Open 啜泣 page →
xiàng向yú隅ér而qì泣

(idiom) to weep in solitude

Open 向隅而泣 page →
xǐ喜jí极ér而qì泣

crying tears of joy (idiom)

Open 喜极而泣 page →
rú如qì泣rú如sù诉

(lit.) as if weeping and complaining (idiom)

Open 如泣如诉 page →
bēi悲qì泣

to weep with grief

Open 悲泣 page →

Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 泣’s common words

哭可歌哀啜向隅而

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