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萋 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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萋 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

萋 Stroke Order — How to Write 萋

Stroke Order

萋 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 艹, 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.

萋 Radical and Character Components

Components:艹妻

萋 is a phono-semantic compound: 艹 (grass) carries the meaning, while 妻 indicates the sound.

Radical: 艹 + 8 more strokes

萋 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • qī

Meanings of 萋 in Chinese

1

qī萋

Used to describe the lush and abundant growth of grass or vegetation, often appearing in the reduplicated form 'qīqī'.
春天来了,田野里芳草萋萋,生机勃勃。
Spring has arrived, the fields are lush with grass, full of vitality.
Used in the compound 'qī fěi' (萋斐) to describe intricate patterns or, figuratively, slanderous and insidious remarks.
对于那些背后散布的萋斐之语,我们应该不予理会。
We should ignore those slanderous remarks spread behind people's backs.

Common Words and Phrases with 萋

1
qī萋qī萋
luxuriant, descriptive of flourishing grass.
春风吹过,原野上芳草萋萋,生机勃勃。
The spring breeze swept across, and the fragrant grass on the plains was lush and vibrant.

More words with 萋

  • qī萋fěi斐zhī之yǔ语slanderous words, malicious gossip
  • qī萋fěi斐zhī之cí辞slanderous remarks, calumnious words

Idioms with 萋

  • qī萋fēi菲bèi贝jǐn锦fabricate charges and frame someone
  • qī萋fěi斐bèi贝jǐn锦fabricate charges with elaborate lies
  • bèi贝jǐn锦qī萋fēi菲elaborate malicious slander

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Questions about 萋

What does 萋 mean in Chinese?

萋 (qī) means “Used in the compound 'qī fěi' (萋斐) to describe intricate patterns or, figuratively, slanderous and insidious remarks” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 萋?

萋 is pronounced qī in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 萋 have?

萋 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 萋?

萋 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 艹. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 萋?

The radical of 萋 is 艹, and 萋 is a phono-semantic compound.

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