1. 凄
  2. 淒
  3. 棲
  4. 萋

凄

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  • 2347th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 23 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
凄→
冫妻
2Radical
凄→
冫ice十ten⺺brush女woman
3Graphical
凄→
丶㇀一丨匚一丨㇛一丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qī (qi1)intense cold • frigid • dismal • grim • bleak • sad • mournful • also written 淒|凄[qi1]
2. qī (qi1)variant of 淒|凄[qi1] • sad • mournful
3. qī (qi1)intense cold • frigid • dismal • grim • bleak • sad • mournful

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 凄 qī (qi1)The component 妻 is pronounced as 'qī' (qi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 凄 qī (qi1)The component 妻 is pronounced as 'qī' (qi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for 凄 qī (qi1)The component 妻 is pronounced as 'qī' (qi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
4. Pronunciation clue for 凄 qī (qi1)The component 妻 is pronounced as 'qì' (qi4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for 凄 qī (qi1)The component 十 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

凄凉 (淒涼)

Uncommon

凄凄 
凄厉 (凄厲)
凄清 
凄迷 
凄惨 (悽慘)
凄美 (淒美)

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淒

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  • 2347th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 10 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
淒→
氵妻
2Radical
淒→
氵water十ten⺺brush女woman
3Graphical
淒→
⺀㇀一丨匚一丨㇛一丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qī (qi1)intense cold • frigid • dismal • grim • bleak • sad • mournful

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 淒 qī (qi1)The component 妻 is pronounced as 'qī' (qi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 淒 qī (qi1)The component 妻 is pronounced as 'qì' (qi4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 淒 qī (qi1)The component 十 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

凄凉 (淒涼)

Uncommon

凄美 (淒美)

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棲

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Previous (帆)Next (窜)
  • 2455th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 20 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
棲→
木妻
2Radical
棲→
木tree十ten⺺brush女woman
3Graphical
棲→
一丨八一丨匚一丨㇛一丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qī (qi1)to perch • to rest (of birds) • to dwell • to live • to stay

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 棲 qī (qi1)The component 妻 is pronounced as 'qī' (qi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 棲 qī (qi1)The component 妻 is pronounced as 'qì' (qi4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 棲 qī (qi1)The component 十 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

栖息 (棲息)

Uncommon

两栖 (兩棲)
栖息地 (棲息地)
栖身 (棲身)
栖霞 (棲霞)
栖霞区 (棲霞區)

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萋

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Previous (粝)Next (葭)
  • 5664th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 1 word
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
萋→
艹妻
2Radical
萋→
艹grass十ten⺺brush女woman
3Graphical
萋→
艹一丨匚一丨㇛一丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qī (qi1)Celosia argentea • luxuriant

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 萋 qī (qi1)The component 妻 is pronounced as 'qī' (qi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 萋 qī (qi1)The component 妻 is pronounced as 'qì' (qi4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 萋 qī (qi1)The component 十 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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