杞

Qǐ

Qi, a Zhou Dynasty vassal state · surname Qi

Radical: 木 Strokes: 7

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱条权术

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Character Decomposition

杞=木+己

Etymology

tree

Meanings

Qi, a Zhou Dynasty vassal state

surname Qi

Qǐ

Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense)

willow

qǐ

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Words with 杞 33 total

wolfberry (Lycium chinense) · genus Lycium枸杞gǒu qǐ the wife of 杞梁, a senior official of the state of Qi 杞 who died on a military expedition · (fig.) a widow杞妇Qǐ fù willow柳杞liǔ qǐ the State of Qǐ in modern Qǐ county, Henan (c. 1500-445 BC), a small vassal state of Shang and Western Zhou for most of its existence杞国Qǐ guó Qi County or Qixian, a county in Kaifeng City, Henan杞县Qǐ Xiàn goji berry枸杞子gǒu qǐ zǐ (lit.) like the man of 杞 who feared the sky would fall (idiom) · (fig.) to entertain groundless fears杞人忧天Qǐ rén yōu tiān (lit.) the fear held by a man of 杞 that the sky would fall (idiom) · (fig.) groundless fears杞人之忧Qǐ rén zhī yōu (idiom) a multitude of talented people杞梓之林qǐ zǐ zhī lín

Idioms with 杞 7 total Chain

(lit.) like the man of 杞 who feared the sky would fall (idiom) · (fig.) to entertain groundless fears杞人忧天Qǐ rén yōu tiān (lit.) the fear held by a man of 杞 that the sky would fall (idiom) · (fig.) groundless fears杞人之忧Qǐ rén zhī yōu (idiom) a multitude of talented people杞梓之林qǐ zǐ zhī lín

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