凄

qī

intense cold · frigid

Radical: 冫 Strokes: 10

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

冲冰冷决准凝凉凌冬减冻冶

Same radical

冲冰冷决准凝凉凌冬减冻冶凑况净

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Character Decomposition

凄=冫+妻

Etymology

ice

Meanings

intense cold

frigid

dismal

grim

bleak

sad

mournful

qī

intense cold

frigid

dismal

grim

bleak

sad

mournful

qī

sad

mournful

qī

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Words with 凄 125 total

desolate · mournful凄哀qī āi dismal · somber凄黯qī àn plaintive · mournful · miserable凄惨qī cǎn heartbroken · sorrowful凄恻qī cè sad; wretched; miserable凄楚qī chǔ pitiful; painful; heartrending凄怆qī chuàng cold and desolate凄寒qī hán distressed and terrified · distraught (literary)凄惶qī huáng bleak; miserable凄苦qī kǔ mournful (sound)凄厉qī lì mournful; miserable凄凉qī liáng

Idioms with 凄 11 total Chain

wretched wind and rain风雨凄凄fēng yǔ qī qī lit. bleak wind and icy rain (idiom) · fig. hardships; miserable circumstances凄风苦雨qī fēng kǔ yǔ

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