PINYIN SYLLABLE
Chinese characters with Pinyin qi
Learn how to write 96 Chinese characters pronounced “qi” across 4 tone-marked pronunciations. Open any character for animated stroke order, words, sentences, and printable practice.
START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS
Common “qi” Chinese characters
The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.
TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced qí
42 dictionary entries use the pronunciation qí, including 其 (his), 奇 (strange), 骑 (to sit astride), 齐 (neat), 棋 (chess).
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strange
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to sit astride
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neat
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chess
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banner
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divergent
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to implore
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mountainous
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surname Ji
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his
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large
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boundary
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surname Qi
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god of the earth
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used in 荸薺|荸荠[bi2qi2]
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man of sixty or seventy
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(bound form) the navel; the umbilicus
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tall
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headland
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name of a river
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small plot of farm land
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stalks of pulse
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sixth (extra) toe
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(literary) black horse
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(literary) fine jade
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(literary) fine jade
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auspicious
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used in 蠐螬|蛴螬[qi2 cao2]
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dark gray
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used in 蟛蜞[peng2qi2]
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(herb)
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used in 鯕鰍|鲯鳅[qi2qiu1]
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fin
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used in 麒麟[qi2lin2]
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced qì
20 dictionary entries use the pronunciation qì, including 气 (gas; air), 汽 (steam), 弃 (to abandon), 器 (device), 迄 (as yet).
gas; air
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steam
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to abandon
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device
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as yet
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to sob
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to carve
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to build by laying bricks or stones
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finished
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near
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to whisper
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to repair
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name of a river
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(bound form) moraine; rocks in shallow water
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maple
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to rest
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced qǐ
13 dictionary entries use the pronunciation qǐ, including 起 (to rise), 企 ((bound form) to stand on tiptoe and look; to anticipate; to look forward to), 启 (to open), 乞 (to beg), 岂 (old variant of 愷|恺[kai3]).
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(bound form) to stand on tiptoe and look; to anticipate; to look forward to
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to open
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to beg
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old variant of 愷|恺[kai3]
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(literary) a barren hill
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Panicum miliaceum
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Qi, a Zhou Dynasty vassal state
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beautiful
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced qī
21 dictionary entries use the pronunciation qī, including 七 (seven), 期 (a period of time), 妻 (wife), 戚 ((bound form) relatives; kin), 欺 (to take unfair advantage of).
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a period of time
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wife
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(bound form) relatives; kin
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to take unfair advantage of
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to steep (tea)
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intense cold
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to perch
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paint
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used in 蹊蹺|蹊跷[qi1qiao1]
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seven (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
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alder
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Celosia argentea
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interjection
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whispering sound
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PRINTABLE PRACTICE
Practice these qi characters
Create an A4 Tianzige or Mizige worksheet using 12 useful characters from this pronunciation group.
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