= qi + Ø3
Qi, a Zhou Dynasty vassal state / surname Qi
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= qi + Ø3
Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense) / willow
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How to pronounce 杞

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= qi initial

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

杞 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= mu + Ø4
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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= ji + Ø3
self / oneself / sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / sixth in order / letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / hexa
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Characters with 杞 as component

杞 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 杞

man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
wolfberry (Lycium chinense) / genus Lycium
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears

Sentences with 杞

杞 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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