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Character Decomposition
戚=戊+尗
Etymology
A younger brother 尗 killed in a war 戈
Meanings
(bound form) relatives; kin
(bound form) grief; sorrow
(old) battle-axe
grief
sorrow
surname Qi
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Words with 戚 127 total
Idioms with 戚 16 total Chain
drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi grieving for his lost wife) · fig. grief for a lost wife鼓盆之戚gǔ pén zhī qīthe emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections皇亲国戚huáng qīn guó qīto share the same interests (idiom) · to be closely related · to be in the same boat休戚相关xiū qī xiāng guān
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