戚 - qī - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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11 strokes
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戚

qī

Definition

relative
parent
grief
sorrow
battle-axe

Character Decomposition

Compounds (5)

蹙

cù

to knit (one's brows); wrinkled (of brows); to hesitate; distressed

whispering sound

maple; also pr. [zu2]; Taiwan pr. [cu4]

鏚

qī

battle-axe; Taiwan pr. [qi4]

顣

qī

frown

Related words (10)

亲戚

qīn qi

relative (i.e. family relation)

戚友

qī yǒu

relatives and friends

戚属

qī shǔ

relative; family member; dependent

戚戚

qī qī

sorrowful; distressed; intimate; closely related

戚族

qī zú

family members; fellow clansman

戚谊

qī yì

relation; close friendship

sorrow; grief

mournful

to visit relatives

drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 grieving for his lost wife); (fig.) grief for a lost wife

Idioms (3)

休戚相关

xiū qī xiāng guān

to share the same interests (idiom); to be closely related; to be in the same boat

皇亲国戚

huáng qīn guó qī

the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections

自贻伊戚

zì yí yī qī

to create trouble for oneself (idiom)

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