蹊 (qī): used in 蹊蹺|蹊跷[qi1 qiao1]

蹊 (qī) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 蹊蹺|蹊跷[qi1 qiao1].” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 足 (semantic) and 奚 (phonetic). It ranks #3122 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 蹊 foot. Its radical form 足 (foot) appears in many related characters such as 足 (zú, foot), 跑 (pǎo, to run), 路 (lù, road).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 足 foot17 strokesFrequency #3122足 semantic奚 phonetic

Definitions

  1. used in 蹊蹺|蹊跷[qi1 qiao1]

Etymology & Origin

蹊

pictophoneticfoot

Decomposition: ⿰足奚 (layout: left-right)

Components:足semantic奚phonetic

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

Practice writing 蹊 with real-time feedback — trace each stroke in the correct order and build muscle memory in the HanziFeed app.

Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
蹊跷qī qiāoodd
蹊径xī jìngpath
独辟蹊径dú pì xī jìngto blaze a new trail (idiom)
另辟蹊径lìng pì xī jìngto take an alternate route (idiom)
鼠蹊shǔ xīgroin
5
Total compounds
40
As first character
20
As last character
40
As middle character

蹊 appears in 5 compound words: 40 as the first character, 20 as the last, and 40 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 蹊 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

跷qiāo
0.748420 co-occurrences
辟pì
0.566600 co-occurrences
鼠shǔ
0.522576 co-occurrences
径jìng
0.499636 co-occurrences
肢zhī
0.432132 co-occurrences
另lìng
0.424828 co-occurrences
桃táo
0.363120 co-occurrences
事shì
0.349930 co-occurrences
独dú
0.333126 co-occurrences
李lǐ
0.303204 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (2)

独辟蹊径dúpìxījìngHSK 7+

to blaze a trail; to pioneer a new approach

phrase
另辟蹊径lìngpìxījìngHSK 7+

to explore new methods; to start a new style

verb

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

蹊字在日常生活中使用频率较低。

qī zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ jiào dī .

The character "蹊" is not used very often in everyday life.

Character Family

足 Radical Family — Characters sharing the foot radical

蹦bèng踩cǎi蹭cèng踹chuài蹈dǎo蹬dēng蹲cún跟gēn跪guì践jiàn

Related Characters

足zú跑pǎo路lù跟gēn跳tiào踢tī踩cǎi踏tà距jù跌diē

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 蹊 (qī) mean in Chinese?
蹊 (qī) primarily means "used in 蹊蹺|蹊跷[qi1 qiao1]." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3122 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 蹊 and 溪?
蹊 (qī) and 溪 (xī) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 足 vs 氵 (same 奚 component).
How many strokes does 蹊 have?
蹊 is written with 17 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 蹊?
The radical associated with 蹊 is 足 (foot). This radical appears in many characters related to foot.
What are the components of 蹊?
蹊 is composed of: 足 (semantic), 奚 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰足奚 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 蹊?
Common words with 蹊 include: 蹊跷 (qī qiāo, "odd"); 蹊径 (xī jìng, "path"); 独辟蹊径 (dú pì xī jìng, "to blaze a new trail (idiom)"); 另辟蹊径 (lìng pì xī jìng, "to take an alternate route (idiom)"); 鼠蹊 (shǔ xī, "groin"). There are over 5 compound words containing this character.
Is 蹊 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 蹊 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

Practice writing 蹊 with real-time feedback

Trace stroke sequences, hear native pronunciation, and build lasting retention with spaced repetition in the HanziFeed app.

Download on theApp StoreGet it onGoogle Play

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.