蹊 (qī): used in 蹊蹺|蹊跷
蹊 (qī) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 蹊蹺|蹊跷.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 足 (semantic) and 奚 (phonetic). It ranks #3122 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 蹊 foot. Its radical form 足 (foot) appears in many related characters such as 足 (zú, foot), 跑 (pǎo, to run), 路 (lù, road).
Definitions
- used in 蹊蹺|蹊跷
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蹊跷adjective | qī qiāo | odd |
| 蹊径noun | xī jìng | path |
| 独辟蹊径phrase | dú pì xī jìng | to blaze a new trail (idiom) |
| 另辟蹊径verb | lìng pì xī jìng | to take an alternate route (idiom) |
| 鼠蹊noun | shǔ xī | groin |
蹊 appears in 5 compound words: 40 as the first character, 20 as the last, and 40 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 蹊 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
蹊字在日常生活中使用频率较低。
qī zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ jiào dī .
The character "蹊" is not used very often in everyday life.
在常规直板机越来越难做出差异化的今天,华为选择在物理形态上另辟蹊径。
zài cháng guī zhí bǎn jī yuè lái yuè nán zuò chū chā yì huà de jīn tiān , huá wéi xuǎn zé zài wù lǐ xíng tài shàng lìng pì qī jìng .
At a time when it’s becoming increasingly difficult to differentiate conventional bar-style phones, Huawei has chosen to take a different approach in terms of physical design.
延续《粉丝来信》的成功,海贼动画组再次带来一则另辟蹊径的独立单集。
yán xù fěn sī lái xìn de chéng gōng , hǎi zéi dòng huà zǔ zài cì dài lái yī zé lìng pì qī jìng de dú lì dān jí .
Building on the success of "Letters from Fans," the One Piece animation team has once again delivered a standalone episode that takes a unique approach.
它背后有小国足球独辟蹊径的智慧,有跨越山海的人情温度,也有资源匮乏下不服输的坚韧。
tā bèi hòu yǒu xiǎo guó zú qiú dú pì qī jìng de zhì huì , yǒu kuà yuè shān hǎi de rén qíng wēn dù , yě yǒu zī yuán 匮 fá xià bù fú shū de jiān rèn .
Behind it lies the ingenuity of a small nation’s soccer program that has forged its own path, the warmth of human connection that transcends mountains and seas, and the tenacity to never give up despite a lack of resources.
而近年许多国内安卓厂商也另辟蹊径,尝试让自家设备最大限度地融入苹果生态。
ér jìn nián xǔ duō guó nèi ān zhuó hǎn shāng yě lìng pì qī jìng , cháng shì ràng zì jiā shè bèi zuì dà xiàn dù dì róng rù píng guǒ shēng tài .
In recent years, many domestic Android manufacturers have also taken a different approach, attempting to integrate their devices as fully as possible into the Apple ecosystem.
都说现实内卷过头,异世界也不遑多让,勇者魔王摇号得到猴年马月,原地投胎还需另辟蹊径。
dōu shuō xiàn shí nèi juǎn guò tóu , yì shì jiè yě bù 遑 duō ràng , yǒng zhě mó wáng yáo hào dé dào hóu nián mǎ yuè , yuán dì tóu tāi hái xū lìng pì qī jìng .
Everyone says the real world is way too cutthroat, but the alternate world isn’t far behind—it takes forever to be chosen by lottery as a hero or a demon lord, and even reincarnating in the same place requires finding a different path.
Character Family
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