= qi + Ø2
surname Qi / also used in place names
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= qi + Ø2
variant of 歧[qi2]
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How to pronounce 岐

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 5 months ago
+ Ø2 final

In the space station’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

岐 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
shān = sh + an1
mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / CL:座[zuo4] / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable
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zhī = zh + Ø1
surname Zhi
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zhī = zh + Ø1
to support / to sustain / to erect / to raise / branch / division / to draw money / classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
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Characters with 岐 as component

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

Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)
Qishan County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bao3 ji1], Shaanxi
Qishan County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bao3 ji1], Shaanxi

Sentences with 岐

岐 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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