Dong Chinese dictionary

qī

battle-axe, sorrow, grief, relative

Pictograph of a battle axe having spiked teeth on its blade.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

qī

relative; be related to; sad; parent; grief; sorrow; battle-axe

Qī

surname Qi

qī

variant of 戚[qī]

qī

variant of 慼|戚[qī]

Most common words with 戚

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	亲戚	a relative (i.e. family relation)
	戚	relative
	走亲戚	to visit relatives
	戚戚	intimate
	休戚相关	to be closely related

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 3 characters (0 verified)

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