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杞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
杞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
杞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
杞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
杞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
杞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

杞 Stroke Order — How to Write 杞

Stroke Order

杞 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 木, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

杞 Radical and Character Components

Components:木己

杞 is a phono-semantic compound: 木 (tree) carries the meaning, while 己 indicates the sound.

Radical: 木 + 3 more strokes

杞 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • qǐ

Meanings of 杞 in Chinese

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qǐ杞

Refers to an ancient state (Qi) in China, primarily known for the idiom 'Qǐ rén yōu tiān' (杞人忧天), meaning to have groundless or unnecessary worries (literally, 'the man of Qi worries about the sky falling'), often shortened to 'Qǐ yōu' (杞忧).
你总是杞人忧天，其实事情并没有那么糟。
You always worry unnecessarily; things are not as bad as you think.

Common Words and Phrases with 杞

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qǐ杞rén人yōu忧tiān天
To entertain groundless fears or unwarranted anxiety, like the man from the ancient state of Qi who worried that the sky would fall.
他总是杞人忧天，担心小概率事件会发生，但实际上根本没什么好担心的。
He always worries about the sky falling, fearing that low-probability events will occur, but in reality, there's nothing to worry about at all.

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Questions about 杞

What does 杞 mean in Chinese?

杞 (qǐ) means “Refers to an ancient state (Qi) in China, primarily known for the idiom 'Qǐ rén yōu tiān' (杞人忧天), meaning to have groundless or unnecessary worries (literally, 'the man of Qi worries about the sky falling'), often shortened to 'Qǐ yōu' (杞忧)” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 杞?

杞 is pronounced qǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 杞 have?

杞 has 7 strokes.

How do you write 杞?

杞 is written in 7 strokes, starting from the radical 木. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 杞?

The radical of 杞 is 木, and 杞 is a phono-semantic compound.