琪 (qí): (literary) fine jade

琪 (qí) is a Chinese character meaning “(literary) fine jade.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 王 (semantic) and 其 (phonetic). It ranks #2910 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 琪 jade. Its radical form 王 (jade) appears in many related characters such as 现 (xiàn, to appear), 球 (qiú, ball used for playing games (variant of 球)), 环 (huán, ring).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. (literary) fine jade

Etymology & Origin

琪

pictophoneticjade

Decomposition: ⿰王其 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
安琪儿ān qí érangel (loanword)
斯沃琪sī wò qíSwatch (Swiss brand)
沙琪玛nounshā qí mǎsachima, sweet (Manchu) pastry made of fried strips of dough coated with syrup, pressed together, then cut into blocks
杜琪峰dù qí fēngJohnnie To (1955-), Hong Kong film director
珣玗琪xún yú qítype of ancient jade
范玮琪fàn wěi qíChristine Fan (1976-), American-born Taiwanese singer and actress
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Total compounds
0
As first character
50
As last character
50
As middle character

琪 appears in 6 compound words: 0 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 50 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 琪 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

佩pèi
0.66019 co-occurrences
陈chén
0.49921 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

另一名中国选手杨佩琪排名第四。

lìng yī míng zhōng guó xuǎn shǒu yáng pèi qí pái míng dì sì .

Another Chinese athlete, Yang Peiqi, placed fourth.

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

前中国女排队员惠若琪在复盘比赛时也提到了具体的技战术环节。

qián zhōng guó nǚ pái duì yuán huì ruò qí zài fù pán bǐ sài shí yě tí dào le jù tǐ de jì zhàn shù huán jié .

Former Chinese women's volleyball player Hui Ruoqi also touched on specific technical and tactical aspects while reviewing the match.

少数派Aug 2026

分道扬镳的两人各自为战之际,独自前往香港的琪琪,同样有着自己的使命。

fēn dào yáng 镳 de liǎng rén gè zì wéi zhàn zhī jì , dú zì qián wǎng xiāng gǎng de qí qí , tóng yàng yǒu zhe zì jǐ de shǐ mìng .

While the two, having gone their separate ways, were fighting their own battles, Qiqi, who had traveled to Hong Kong alone, also had her own mission.

中国新闻网·文化Aug 2026

潘慧琪结合自己的研究举例,通过期刊史料可以还原一部电影的“社会史”。

pān huì qí jié hé zì jǐ de yán jiū jǔ lì , tōng guò qī kān shǐ liào kě yǐ hái yuán yī bù diàn yǐng de shè huì shǐ .

Pan Huiqi cited examples from her own research, demonstrating that journal archives can be used to reconstruct the “social history” of a film.

少数派Aug 2026

随着调查深入,警方发现安琪拉有诈骗前科,而伊恩也并非什么完美男友。

suí zhe diào chá shēn rù , jǐng fāng fā xiàn ān qí lā yǒu zhà piàn qián kē , ér yī ēn yě bìng fēi shén me wán měi nán yǒu .

As the investigation progressed, the police discovered that Angela had a history of fraud, and that Ian wasn't exactly the perfect boyfriend either.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 王 (jade) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced qí

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 琪 (qí) mean in Chinese?
琪 (qí) primarily means "(literary) fine jade." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #2910 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 琪 and 基?
琪 (qí) and 基 (jī) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 王 vs 土 (same 其 component).
How many strokes does 琪 have?
琪 is written with 12 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 琪?
The radical associated with 琪 is 王 (jade). This radical appears in many characters related to jade.
What are the components of 琪?
琪 is composed of: 王 (semantic), 其 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰王其 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 琪?
Common words with 琪 include: 安琪儿 (ān qí ér, "angel (loanword)"); 斯沃琪 (sī wò qí, "Swatch (Swiss brand)"); 沙琪玛 (shā qí mǎ, "sachima, sweet (Manchu) pastry made of fried strips of dough coated with syrup, pressed together, then cut into blocks"); 杜琪峰 (dù qí fēng, "Johnnie To (1955-), Hong Kong film director"); 珣玗琪 (xún yú qí, "type of ancient jade"). There are over 6 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 琪 (qí)?
Several characters share the pronunciation qí: 淇 (name of a river), 旗 (flag), 棋 (chess). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 琪 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 琪 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.