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俟

qí

Character

What 俟 means

1. used in {万俟|Mò qí}

Other readings

俟 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• sìto wait for
• sìvariant of {俟|sì}

Words starting with 俟

• 俟候sì hòuto wait (literary)
• 俟机sì jīvariant of 伺机

Words containing 俟

• 万俟Mò qítwo-character surname Moqi

Characters that look like 俟

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 候hòuto wait; to inquire after; to watch
• 埃āidust; dirt; angstrom
• 侯hóumarquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位; nobleman…
• 侠xiáknight-errant; brave and chivalrous; hero
• 诶xīsigh (to express regret)
• 诙huīwhimsical; humorous

Sounds the same

Read qí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 其his; her; its
• 奇strange; odd; weird
• 骑to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
• 齐neat; even; level with
• 棋chess; chess-like game; a game of chess
• 歧divergent; side road
• 旗flag; variant of 旗
• 琪(literary) fine jade
• 祺(literary) good luck; good fortune…
• 祈to implore; to pray; to request
• 崎mountainous
• 琦(literary) fine jade