契 - qì - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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9 strokes
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契

qì

Definition

to carve
carved words
to agree
a contract
a deed

Character Decomposition

Compounds (5)

to wedge; wedge

short garments

to cut; to carve; to engrave; to chisel; (fig.) to chisel away at

禊

xì

semi-annual ceremony of purification

瘈

jì

furious; hydrophobia; madness

Related words (15)

契合

qì hé

agreement; to agree; to get on with; congenial; agreeing with; to ally oneself with sb

foster mother

deed

opportunity; turning point; juncture

契箭

qì jiàn

arrow used as a token of authority (by field commanders)

agreement; contract

contract bridge (card game)

friendship

contract for a loan

deed (for land)

deed (for a house)

to get along well (with sb); congenial; to speculate (on financial markets)

相契

xiāng qì

(literary) to be a good match

约契

yuē qì

contract; oath of allegiance

默契

mò qì

tacit understanding; mutual understanding; rapport; connected at a deep level with each other; (of team members) well coordinated; tight

Idioms (1)

同符合契

tóng fú hé qì

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

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