= qi + Ø1
variant of 戚[qi1] / grief / sorrow
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= qi + Ø1
variant of 慼|戚[qi1]
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= qi + Ø1
surname Qi
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= qi + Ø1
relatives; kin / grief; sorrow / battle-axe
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How to pronounce 戚

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
+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

戚 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
shǎng = sh + ang3
used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
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shàng = sh + ang4
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above
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xiǎo = xi + ao3
small / tiny / few / young
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= w + Ø4
fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / fifth in order / letter "E" or Roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / penta
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shū = shu + Ø1
archaic variant of 菽[shu1], beans and peas / archaic variant of 叔[shu1], uncle
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Characters with 戚 as component

= qi + Ø1
variant of 戚[qi1] / grief / sorrow
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= qi + Ø4
maple / also pr. [zu2] / Taiwan pr. [cu4]
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= cu + Ø4
to knit (one's brows) / wrinkled (of brows) / to hesitate / distressed
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Words with 戚

a relative (i.e. family relation) / CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
to share the same interests (idiom) / to be closely related / to be in the same boat
the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections

Sentences with 戚

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