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埼

qí

Character

What 埼 means

1. headland

Words starting with 埼

• 埼玉Qí yùSaitama (prefecture and city in Japan)

Characters built on 奇

These share the phonetic component 奇 (qí), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 寄jìto entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to…
• 骑qíto sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
• 椅yǐchair
• 倚yǐto lean on; to rely upon
• 崎qímountainous
• 畸jīlopsided; unbalanced; abnormal
• 琦qí(literary) fine jade
• 绮qǐbeautiful; open-work silk

Characters that look like 埼

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

• 烤kǎoto roast; to grill; to broil; to bake; to toast (bread); to warm oneself by a fire
• 堵dǔto block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole)…
• 倚yǐto lean on; to rely upon
• 琦qí(literary) fine jade
• 缕lǚstrand; thread; detailed
• 绮qǐbeautiful; open-work silk

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