CHARACTERS / QI

“qi” is 26 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

  1. 七qīsevenHSK 1 · TONE 1
  2. 期qīa period of timeHSK 1 · TONE 1
  3. 气qìgasHSK 1 · TONE 4
  4. 起qǐto riseHSK 1 · TONE 3
  5. 妻qī(bound form) wifeHSK 2 · TONE 1
  6. 汽qìsteamHSK 2 · TONE 4
  7. 其qíhisHSK 3 · TONE 2
  8. 奇qístrangeHSK 3 · TONE 2
  9. 骑qíto sit astrideHSK 3 · TONE 2
  10. 弃qìto abandonHSK 4 · TONE 4
  11. 戚qī(bound form) relativesHSK 4 · TONE 1
  12. 企qǐ(bound form) to stand on tiptoe and lookHSK 5 · TONE 3
  13. 启qǐto openHSK 5 · TONE 3
  14. 器qìdeviceHSK 5 · TONE 4
  15. 棋qíchessHSK 5 · TONE 2
  16. 齐qíneatHSK 5 · TONE 2
  17. 乞qǐto begHSK 6 · TONE 3
  18. 凄qīintense coldHSK 6 · TONE 1
  19. 岂qǐhow? (emphatic question)HSK 6 · TONE 3
  20. 旗qíbannerHSK 6 · TONE 2
  21. 欺qīto take unfair advantage ofHSK 6 · TONE 1
  22. 歧qídivergentHSK 6 · TONE 2
  23. 泣qìto sobHSK 6 · TONE 4
  24. 漆qīpaintHSK 6 · TONE 1
  25. 缉qīto stitch finelyHSK 6 · TONE 1
  26. 迄qìas yetHSK 6 · TONE 4