漆 (qī): paint, lacquer, CL:道
漆 (qī) is a Chinese character meaning “paint.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (structural) and 桼 (structural). It ranks #2235 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 漆 the sap 氵 of the varnish tree 桼; 桼 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- paint
- lacquer
- CL:道
Etymology & Origin
ideographicThe sap 氵 of the varnish tree 桼; 桼 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰氵桼 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 油漆 | yóu qī | oil paints |
| 漆黑 | qī hēi | pitch-black |
| 喷漆 | pēn qī | to spray paint or lacquer |
| 漆布 | qī bù | varnished cloth |
| 漆树 | qī shù | lac tree (Rhus vernicifera) |
| 乳胶漆 | rǔ jiāo qī | latex paint |
| 漆黑一团 | qī hēi yī tuán | pitch-black |
| 一团漆黑 | yī tuán qī hēi | pitch-dark |
| 黑漆麻花 | hēi qī má huā | pitch-dark |
| 绝热漆 | jué rè qī | heat-resistant paint |
| 生漆 | shēng qī | raw lacquer |
| 漆树科 | qī shù kē | Anacardiaceae, plant family including lac tree (Rhus vernicifera) 漆樹|漆树[qi1 shu4] |
| 油光漆 | yóu guāng qī | varnish |
| 如胶似漆 | rú jiāo sì qī | stuck together as by glue (of lovers) |
| 光漆 | guāng qī | gloss paint |
漆 appears in 28 compound words: 32 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 18 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 漆 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Showing 2 of 3 idioms containing 漆.
Example Sentences
这条漆流经三个省份，滋养了沿岸的农田。
zhè tiáo qī liú jīng sān gě shěng fèn , zī yǎng le yán àn de nóng tián .
This river flows through three provinces, nourishing the farmlands along its banks.
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shài shài zán de zhèn guǎn zhī bǎo 4 8 gù yuán běi wèi qī guān huà : wēi suō de wén míng jiāo liú tú
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C a s i o tuī chū yuè qián qī gōng yì xiàn liàng jì suàn jī S 1 0 0 X J C 1 U , quán . . .
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为什么你把长凳漆成红色了？
Wèishénme nǐ bǎ chángdèng qī chéng hóngsè le?
Why did you paint the bench red?
汤姆想把房子漆成绿色，是真的吗？
Tāngmǔ xiǎng bǎ fángzi qī chéng lǜsè, shì zhēn de ma?
Is it true Tom wants to paint his house green?
走进了漆黑的隧道后，我们什么也看不见。
Zǒujìn le qīhēi de suìdào hòu, wǒmen shénme yě kànbujiàn.
On entering a dark tunnel, we could see nothing.
我让他油漆了这个栅栏。
Wǒ ràng tā yóuqī le zhège zhàlán.
I got him to paint the fence.
我必须把它漆上油漆。
Wǒ bìxū bǎ tā qī shàng yóuqī.
I have to paint it.
这座桥正被重新油漆。
Zhè zuò qiáo zhèng bèi chóngxīn yóuqī.
The bridge is being repainted.
那是个漆黑的没有月光的夜晚。
Nàshi gè qīhēi de méiyǒu yuèguāng de yèwǎn.
It was a dark night, with no moon.
Character Family
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