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麒

qí

Character

What 麒 means

1. used in {麒麟|qí lín}

Words starting with 麒

• 麒麟qí lín(Chinese mythology) qilin; (old) giraffe
• 麒麟区Qí lín QūQilin, a district of Qujing City 曲靖市
• 麒麟座Qí lín zuòMonoceros constellation
• 麒麟菜qí lín càieucheuma, a type of red algae (used in TCM)
• 麒麟阁Qí lín GéQilin Pavilion, located in the Weiyang Palace, a hall decorated with portraits of famous…
• 麒麟殿Qí lín Diànsee 麒麟阁

Characters built on 其

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

• 斯sī(phonetic); this
• 期qīa period of time; phase; stage
• 基jī(bound form) base; foundation; (bound form) radical (chemistry)…
• 旗qíflag; variant of 旗
• 欺qīto take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat
• 棋qíchess; chess-like game; a game of chess
• 琪qí(literary) fine jade
• 淇qíname of a river

Characters that look like 麒

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

• 翻fānto turn over; to flip over; to overturn
• 耀yàobrilliant; glorious
• 鞭biānwhip or lash; to flog; to whip
• 鼬yòu(zoology) weasel
• 糯nuò(bound form) glutinous rice; (bound form) (of cereal grain) glutinous
• 蹶juéto stumble; to trample; to kick (of horse)

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