企 (qǐ): (bound form) to stand on tiptoe and look, to anticipate, to look forward to, abbr. for 企業|企业
企 (qǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) to stand on tiptoe and look.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 人 (structural) and 止 (structural). It ranks #450 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 企 a man 人 on his feet 止; 止 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- (bound form) to stand on tiptoe and look
- to anticipate
- to look forward to
- abbr. for 企業|企业
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA man 人 on his feet 止; 止 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿱人止 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 企
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 企图verb | qǐ tú | to attempt |
| 企鹅noun | qǐ é | penguin |
| 企业家noun | qǐ yè jiā | entrepreneur |
| 企盼verb | qǐ pàn | to hope for |
| 企及verb | qǐ jí | to hope to reach |
| 企望verb | qǐ wàng | to hope for |
| 企求verb | qǐ qiú | to seek for |
| 企业主noun | qǐ yè zhǔ | owner of enterprise |
| 国企noun | guó qǐ | state-owned enterprise |
| 私企noun | sī qǐ | private enterprise |
| 国有企业 | guó yǒu qǐ yè | state-owned enterprise |
| 中小企业noun | zhōng xiǎo qǐ yè | small and medium enterprise |
| 自由企业noun | zì yóu qǐ yè | free enterprise (in capitalist theory) |
| 三无企业 | sān wú qǐ yè | enterprise with no premises, capital or regular staff |
| 生产企业 | shēng chǎn qǐ yè | manufacturer |
企 appears in 56 compound words: 38 as the first character, 18 as the last, and 45 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 企 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
Example Sentences
那个企影在月光下显得格外孤独。
nā gě qǐ yǐng zài yuè guāng xià xiǎn dé gé wài gū dú .
That shadow appeared especially lonely under the moonlight.
... 商务部:中方高度重视对德经贸合作 冀德企抓住新机遇
. . . shāng wù bù : zhōng fāng gāo dù chóng shì duì dé jīng mào gě zuò 冀 dé qǐ zhuā zhù xīn jī yù
... Ministry of Commerce: China attaches great importance to economic and trade cooperation with Germany and hopes that German enterprises will seize new opportunities
...本抗议中国宣布严控出口军民两用物项的日本企业与大学等名单
. . . běn kàng yì zhōng guó xuān bù yán kòng chū kǒu jūn mín liǎng yòng wù xiàng de rì běn qǐ yè yǔ dà xué děng míng dān
... This protest against China's announcement of strict control on the export of dual-use items to Japanese companies and universities
摩通:保荐人新规无碍优质企上市
mó tōng : bǎo jiàn rén xīn guī wú ài yōu zhì qǐ shàng shì
Morgan Stanley: The new sponsor regulations do not hinder the listing of high-quality enterprises
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diàn nǎo wán jiā kū le ? zhōng qǐ bèi jì wàng biàn yí jì yì tǐ jiù shì zhǔ wài méi què diǎn 2 dà . . .
Computer gamers crying? Chinese companies are expected to be the "savior of cheap memory", but foreign media point out 2 big...
川普对等关税被裁定违宪 分析师:企业促退税需多年诉讼
chuān pǔ duì děng guān shuì bèi cái dìng wéi xiàn fēn xī shī : qǐ yè cù tuì shuì xū duō nián sù sòng
Trump's reciprocal tariffs were ruled unconstitutional Analyst: Companies need years of litigation to promote tax refunds
为什么你企图逃走？
Wèishénme nǐ qǐtú táozǒu?
Why do you try to run away?
这只企鹅宝宝太可爱了！
Zhè zhǐ qǐ'é bǎobǎo tài kě'ài le!
This baby penguin is too cute!
企业第一季度收益大幅增长。
Qǐyè dìyījìdù shōuyì dàfú zēngzhǎng.
Corporate earnings in the first quarter improved sharply.
中小企业要勒紧裤带才能存活。
Zhōngxiǎoqǐyè yào lēijǐnkùdài cáinéng cúnhuó.
Small businesses will have to tighten their belts to survive.
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