其 (qí): his, her, its
其 (qí) is a Chinese character meaning “his.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 甘 (structural), 一 (structural) and 八 (structural). It ranks #85 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- his
- her
- its
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 其
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 其他pronoun | qí tā | other | 3 |
| 其实adverb | qí shí | actually | 3 |
| 其中noun | qí zhōng | among | 4 |
| 尤其adverb | yóu qí | especially | 4 |
| 极其adverb | jí qí | extremely | 5 |
| 其余pronoun | qí yú | the rest | 5 |
| 其次pronoun | qí cì | next | 4 |
| 其间noun | qí jiān | in between | 6 |
| 与其conjunction | yǔ qí | rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其 + {verb1} + 不如 + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}... | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 其它 | qí tā | (adjective) other |
| 土耳其proper-noun | tǔ ěr qí | Turkey |
| 莫名其妙phrase | mò míng qí miào | (idiom) baffling |
| 及其 | jí qí | (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ... |
| 名副其实phrase | míng fù qí shí | not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) |
| 若无其事phrase | ruò wú qí shì | (idiom) as if nothing had happened |
| 马其顿proper-noun | mǎ qí dùn | Macedonia |
| 出其不意phrase | chū qí bù yì | to do sth when least expected (idiom) |
| 突如其来phrase | tū rú qí lái | to arise abruptly |
| 自食其果 | zì shí qí guǒ | to eat one's own fruit (idiom) |
| 其一 | qí yī | one of the given (options etc) |
| 不计其数phrase | bù jì qí shù | lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom) |
| 夸大其词phrase | kuā dà qí cí | to exaggerate |
| 微乎其微phrase | wēi hū qí wēi | a tiny bit |
| 夸夸其谈phrase | kuā kuā qí tán | variant of 誇誇其談|夸夸其谈 |
其 appears in 100 compound words: 21 as the first character, 7 as the last, and 72 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 其 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (72)
(idiom) (of a married woman) to be unfaithful; to have extramarital affairs
to go one's own way (idiom); to act independently without asking others
everyone gets what he or she needs; everyone or everything receives a suitable arrangement; each in his proper place
everyone gets what he or she needs; everyone or everything receives a suitable arrangement; each in his proper place
Showing 12 of 72 idioms containing 其.
Example Sentences
其实这个问题并不复杂，只要换个角度思考就能解决。
Qíshí zhè gè wèntí bìng bù fùzá, zhǐyào huàn gè jiǎodù sīkǎo jiù néng jiějué.
Actually, this problem is not complicated; it can be solved by looking at it from a different angle.
新春走基层|从塔克拉玛干到红其拉甫,28岁小伙为国门送上“年味”
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng cóng tǎ kè lā 玛 gān dào hóng qí lā 甫 , 2 8 suì xiǎo huǒ wéi guó mén sòng shàng nián wèi
From Taklamakan to Hongqirap, the 28-year-old sent the "New Year's flavor" to the country
北港黄狗疑遭饲主高处丢下 警厘清其犯案动机
běi gǎng huáng gǒu yí zāo sì zhǔ gāo chǔ diū xià jǐng lí qīng qí fàn àn dòng jī
The Beigang yellow dog was suspected of being dropped by the owner at a height, and the police clarified his motive for committing the crime
...一马戏团女演员高空表演不慎坠落,目击者称其坚持..
. . . yī mǎ xì tuán nǚ yǎn yuán gāo kōng biǎo yǎn bù shèn zhuì luò , mù jī zhě chèn qí jiān chí . .
... A circus performer fell from a height, and witnesses say she insisted...
伊朗总统:伊朗愿就其核工业和平性质接受任何形式核查
yī lǎng zǒng tǒng yī lǎng yuàn jiù qí hé gōng yè hé píng xìng zhì jiē shòu rèn hé xíng shì hé chá
Iranian President: Iran is ready to accept any form of verification of the peaceful nature of its nuclear industry
洛杉矶奥组委主席涉爱泼斯坦案,市长呼吁其辞职
洛 杉 矶 ào zǔ wěi zhǔ xí shè ài pō sī tǎn àn , shì cháng hū xū qí cí zhí
Los Angeles Olympic Bid Committee Chairman Linked to Epstein Case; Mayor Calls for His Resignation
你会去访问其他国家吗？
Nǐ huì qù fǎngwèn qítā guójiā ma?
Are you going to visit any other countries?
你其实有没有看过？
Nǐ qíshí yǒuméiyǒu kàn guo?
Did you read it at all?
我需要一支铅笔，我能用你的其中一支吗？
Wǒ xūyào yī zhī qiānbǐ, wǒ néng yòng nǐ de qízhōng yī zhī ma?
I need a pencil. Can I use one of yours?
那位女士说土耳其语吗？
Nà wèi nǚshì shuō Tǔ'ěrqíyǔ ma?
Does the lady speak Turkish?
Character Family
八 Radical Family — Characters sharing the eight radical
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