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戚戚

qī qī

2-character word

What 戚戚 means

1. intimate
2. closely related
3. sorrowful
4. distressed

Other readings

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

• qī qīsorrowful; distressed

The characters in 戚戚

• 戚qī(bound form) relatives; kin; (bound form) grief; sorrow; (old) battle-axe
• 戚qī(bound form) relatives; kin; (bound form) grief; sorrow; (old) battle-axe

Words containing 戚戚

• 君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚jūn zi tǎn dàng dàng , xiǎo rén cháng qī qīgood people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked

Sounds the same

Read qī qī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 凄凄cold and dismal
• 萋萋luxuriant; lavish; abundant

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