戚 (qī): grief, sorrow, (bound form) relatives, kin
戚 (qī) is a Chinese character meaning “grief.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 戊 (structural) and 尗 (structural). It ranks #2251 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 戚 a younger brother 尗 killed in a war 戈. Its radical form 戈 (halberd) appears in many related characters such as 我 (wǒ, I), 成 (chéng, to succeed), 或 (huò, maybe).
Definitions
- grief
- sorrow
- (bound form) relatives
- kin
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA younger brother 尗 killed in a war 戈
Decomposition: ⿵戊尗 (layout: surround-from-top)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 戚
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 休戚相关phrase | xiū qī xiāng guān | to share the same interests (idiom) |
| 皇亲国戚phrase | huáng qīn guó qī | the emperor relatives (idiom) |
| 悲戚adjective | bēi qī | mournful |
| 走亲戚verb | zǒu qīn qi | to visit relatives |
| 戚继光 | qī jì guāng | Qi Jiguang (1528-1588), military leader |
| 君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚 | jūn zi tǎn dàng dàng , xiǎo rén cháng qī qī | good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked |
| 外戚 | wài qī | (historical) consort kin |
| 自贻伊戚 | zì yí yī qī | to create trouble for oneself (idiom) |
| 戚友noun | qī yǒu | relatives and friends |
| 鼓盆之戚 | gǔ pén zhī qī | drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 grieving for his lost wife) |
| 熊亲戚 | xióng qīn qi | (coll.) busybody relative |
| 戚属 | qī shǔ | relative |
| 戚族 | qī zú | family members |
| 乡戚 | xiāng qi | a relative |
| 哀戚adjective | āi qī | sorrow |
戚 appears in 18 compound words: 33 as the first character, 56 as the last, and 11 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 戚 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Showing 3 of 4 idioms containing 戚.
Example Sentences
写好戚字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。
xiě hǎo qī zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .
To write the character "戚" correctly, you need to master the proper stroke order.
23万买了小米SU7,过年期间再开亲戚的特斯拉,发现不是一个档次
2 3 wàn mǎi le xiǎo mǐ S U 7 , guò nián qī jiān zài kāi qīn qī de tè sī lā , fā xiàn bù shì yī gè dàng cì
I bought a Xiaomi SU7 for 230,000 yuan, and when I drove my relative’s Tesla over the Chinese New Year, I realized they’re in completely different leagues.
狮城双尸命案 亲戚拜年惊揭夫妻陈尸家中
shī chéng shuāng shī mìng àn qīn qī bài nián jīng jiē fū qī chén shī jiā zhōng
Lion City double corpse murder case relatives New Year's greetings shocked the husband and wife at home
德国羽赛/林俊易轰垮印度前球王 携戚又仁闯男单8强
dé guó yǔ sài lín jùn yì hōng kuǎ yìn dù qián qiú wáng xié qī yòu rén chuǎng nán dān 8 qiáng
German Badminton/Lin Junyi defeated the former Indian champion and broke into the men's singles top 8 with Qi Youren
与亲戚饮茶遭爸爸叫扮争埋单!港男不慎争赢焗畀$...
yǔ qīn qī yǐn chá zāo bà bà jiào bàn zhēng mái dān ! gǎng nán bù shèn zhēng yíng 焗 畀 . . .
Drinking tea with relatives was called by Dad to pretend to pay the bill! Hong Kong man accidentally won and baked $...
护花使者|广东美女拜年遭亲戚催婚 6岁侄仔妙语反击|有片
hù huā shǐ zhě guǎng dōng měi nǚ bài nián zāo qīn qī cuī hūn 6 suì zhí zǐ miào yǔ fǎn jī yǒu piàn
Flower Protector|Guangdong beauty was urged to get married by relatives for New Year's greetings, and her 6-year-old nephew counterattacked with a witty remark|There is a film
你是不是长岛家的亲戚？
Nǐ shì bù shì Chángdǎo jiā de qīnqi?
Are you related to the Nagashimas?
她没有任何亲戚朋友照顾她。
Tā méiyǒu rènhé qīnqi péngyou zhàogu tā.
She doesn't have any friends or relatives to take care of her.
我们村里所有的村民几乎彼此都是亲戚。
Wǒmen cūnlǐ suǒyǒu de cūnmín jīhū bǐcǐ dōu shì qīnqi.
Almost everyone in our village is related to one another.
我常常访问我的亲戚。
Wǒ chángcháng fǎngwèn wǒ de qīnqi.
I often visit my relatives.
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