齐 (qí): (name of states and dynasties at several different periods), neat, even

齐 (qí) is a Chinese character meaning “(name of states and dynasties at several different periods).” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 文 (structural). It ranks #1062 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Spoken pronunciation
HSK 5Radical: 齐 even6 strokesFrequency #1062文 structural

Definitions

  1. (name of states and dynasties at several different periods)
  2. neat
  3. even

Stroke Order

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2
3
4
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6

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 齐

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
整齐adjectivezhěng qíorderly5
齐全adjectiveqí quáncomplete6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
齐心协力phraseqí xīn xié lìto work with a common purpose (idiom)
一齐adverbyī qíat the same time
看齐verbkàn qíto follow sb's example
齐备adjectiveqí bèiall ready
并驾齐驱phrasebìng jià qí qū(idiom) to run neck and neck
齐头并进phraseqí tóu bìng jìnto go forward together (idiom)
齐名verbqí míngequally famous
找齐zhǎo qíto make uniform
双管齐下phraseshuāng guǎn qí xiàlit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom)
齐心合力phraseqí xīn hé lìto work as one (idiom)
整整齐齐adjectivezhěng zhěng qí qíneat and tidy
齐声adverbqí shēngall speaking together
齐心adjectiveqí xīnto be of one mind
整齐划一phrasezhěng qí huà yīto be adjusted to uniformity (usually of weights and measures) (idiom)
对齐verbduì qíto align
100
Total compounds
48
As first character
35
As last character
17
As middle character

齐 appears in 100 compound words: 48 as the first character, 35 as the last, and 17 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 齐 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

鲁lǔ
0.52512,570 co-occurrences
乌wū
0.51311,980 co-occurrences
莉lì
0.48326 co-occurrences
哈hā
0.4767,422 co-occurrences
木mù
0.45710,284 co-occurrences
尔ěr
0.45312,868 co-occurrences
凑còu
0.417198 co-occurrences
婴yīng
0.400332 co-occurrences
奥ào
0.3942,812 co-occurrences
兹zī
0.3941,054 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (26)

百花齐放bǎihuāqífàngHSK 5+

many different sorts of flowers bloom simultaneously; a variety of different artistic styles flourish at the same time

phrase
班达亚齐Bāndá YàqíHSK 5+

Banda Aceh (the capital and largest city of Aceh, Indonesia)

比翼齐飞bǐyìqífēiHSK 7+

to be together day and night; to help each other and move forward together

phrase
并驾齐驱bìngjiàqíqūHSK 7+

to keep pace with; to keep abreast of; to advance at an equal pace with; to run neck and neck; to be on a par with

phrase
参差不齐cēncībùqíHSK 5+

uneven; not uniform

phrase
冈仁波齐GāngrénbōqíHSK 7+

Mount Kailash (a mountain in Ngari prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China)

洪福齐天hóng fú qí tiānHSK 6+

flood of good fortune fills the heavens (idiom); a lucky sign

phrase
见贤思齐jiànxiánsīqíHSK 7+

to see a virtuous person and think of following their example

phrase
举案齐眉jǔ'ànqíméiHSK 6+

to have mutual respect between husband and wife

phrase
齐大非偶qídàfēi'ǒuHSK 5+

to decline a marriage proposal from a rich family as one dare not aspire to such an honour

phrase
齐大非耦qí dà fēi ǒu

variant of 齊大非偶|齐大非偶

phrase
齐家治国qí jiā zhì guóHSK 5+

to regulate the family and rule the state (idiom)

phrase

Showing 12 of 26 idioms containing 齐.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

老师教我们齐字的发音和笔顺。

lǎo shī jiào wǒ men qí zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .

The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character "齐."

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林志杰谈家人泪崩30秒!黄金世代队友齐聚 揭“野兽”私下真面目

lín zhì jié tán jiā rén lèi bēng 3 0 miǎo ! huáng jīn shì dài duì yǒu qí jù jiē yě shòu sī xià zhēn miàn mù

Lin Zhijie talked about his family and burst into tears for 30 seconds! Golden Generation teammates gathered to reveal the true face of the "Beast" in private

三立新聞網Feb 2026

韩籍“六本柱”成形!乐天女孩补齐6外援

hán jí liù běn zhù chéng xíng ! lè tiān nǚ hái bǔ qí 6 wài yuán

The "six pillars" of Korean nationality have taken shape! Lotte girls make up for 6 foreign aid

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凯基金五箭齐发 获利亮眼

kǎi jī jīn wǔ jiàn qí fā huò lì liàng yǎn

Kai Fund made eye-catching profits

百度新闻Feb 2026

新春走基层|网球传奇齐聚上海,精彩球技点燃新春佳节

xīn chūn zǒu jī céng wǎng qiú chuán qí qí jù shàng hǎi , jīng cǎi qiú jì diǎn rán xīn chūn jiā jié

Tennis legends gathered in Shanghai, and their wonderful skills ignited the Spring Festival

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寻马记|能看到86匹灵动骏马的北齐壁画博物馆

xún mǎ jì néng kàn dào 8 6 pǐ líng dòng jùn mǎ de běi qí bì huà bó wù guǎn

The Northern Qi Mural Museum where you can see 86 smart horses

Tatoeba

您是乌鲁木齐人吗?

Nín shì Wūlǔmùqí rén ma?

Are you from Urumqi?

Tatoeba

房间的角落里整整齐齐地放着一叠书。

Fángjiān de jiǎoluò lǐ zhěngzhěng-qíqí de fàng zhe yī dié shū.

There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room.

Tatoeba

乌鲁木齐有四万个摄像机。

Wūlǔmùqí yǒu sì wàn gè shèxiàngjī.

There are forty thousand cameras in Urumqi.

Tatoeba

她把头发拍整齐了。

Tā bǎtóu fā pāi zhěngqí le.

She patted her hair into place.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced qí

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 齐 (qí) mean in Chinese?
齐 (qí) primarily means "(name of states and dynasties at several different periods)." It is classified as HSK Level 5, making it an advanced character. It ranks #1062 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 齐 have?
齐 is written with 6 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 齐?
The radical associated with 齐 is 齐 (even). This radical appears in many characters related to even.
What are the components of 齐?
齐 is composed of: 文 (structural). Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 齐?
Common words with 齐 include: 整齐 (zhěng qí, "orderly"); 齐心协力 (qí xīn xié lì, "to work with a common purpose (idiom)"); 齐全 (qí quán, "complete"); 一齐 (yī qí, "at the same time"); 看齐 (kàn qí, "to follow sb's example"). There are over 100 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 齐 (qí)?
Several characters share the pronunciation qí: 起 (to rise), 其 (his), 气 (gas), 期 (period, expect), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 齐 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 齐 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.