(qià): accord, to make contact, to agree

(qià) is a Chinese character meaning “accord.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (structural) and (structural). It ranks #2767 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, to combine 合 two solutions 氵. Its radical form (water) appears in many related characters such as (shuǐ, water), (hàn, Han ethnic group), (, steam).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. accord
  2. to make contact
  3. to agree

Etymology & Origin

ideographicTo combine 合 two solutions 氵

Decomposition: ⿰氵合 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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9

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
róng qiàharmonious
qià tánto discuss
jiē qiàto discuss a matter with sb
qià shāngto negotiate
zì qià xìnglogical consistency
bó wù qià wénto have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)
bó shí qià wénknowledgeable
hé qiàharmonious
zì qiàlogically consistent
shāng qiàto parley
qià xúnto inquire (of)
11
Total compounds
27
As first character
45
As last character
27
As middle character

appears in 11 compound words: 27 as the first character, 45 as the last, and 27 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

róng
0.5636,816 co-occurrences
tán
0.4952,177 co-occurrences
jiē
0.4247,734 co-occurrences
mào
0.388516 co-occurrences
shāng
0.3642,370 co-occurrences
mào
0.359408 co-occurrences
fēn
0.350150 co-occurrences
0.329378 co-occurrences
chén
0.329594 co-occurrences
0.321612 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

bó wù qià wénHSK 7+

to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这条流经三个省份,滋养了沿岸的农田。

zhè tiáo qià liú jīng sān gě shěng fèn , zī yǎng le yán àn de nóng tián .

This river flows through three provinces, nourishing the farmland along its banks.

NewtalkMar 2026

...狮UniGirls扩编人数创新高 新外援谈中

. . . shī U n i G i r l s kuò biān rén shǔ chuàng xīn gāo xīn wài yuán qià tán zhōng

... The number of Lion UniGirls expansion reached a new high, and new foreign aid is being negotiated

鉅亨網 - 財經新聞、全球指數、股市報價、商品行情、理財投資Feb 2026

参加兰花展开幕 赖清德:持续与美谈确保多项农产品输美零关税

cān jiā lán huā zhǎn kāi mù lài qīng dé : chí xù yǔ měi qià tán què bǎo duō xiàng nóng chǎn pǐn shū měi líng guān shuì

Lai Qingde, who participated in the opening of the orchid exhibition, continued to negotiate with the United States to ensure that many agricultural products were exported to the United States with zero tariffs

Yahoo FinanceFeb 2026

传腾讯(00700.HK)购游戏开发商Hungry Studio一...

chuán téng xùn ( 0 0 7 0 0 . H K ) qià gòu yóu xì kāi fā shāng H u n g r y S t u d i o yī . . .

It is rumored that Tencent (00700.HK) is negotiating to purchase game developer Hungry Studio...

Yahoo FinanceFeb 2026

据报东亚10亿元售歌赋山道15号豪宅

jù bào dōng yà 1 0 yì yuán qià shòu gē fù shān dào 1 5 hào háo zhái

It is reported that East Asia negotiated the sale of a mansion at No. 15 Gofushan Road for 1 billion yuan

UnwireFeb 2026

的士车队难敌网约平台 业界谈高德滴滴“挂单”求生

de shì chē duì nán dí wǎng yuē píng tái yè jiè qià tán gāo dé dī dī guà dān qiú shēng

The taxi fleet is difficult to compete with the online ride-hailing platform, and the industry negotiates AutoNavi Didi's "pending order" to survive

Tatoeba

他现在在伦敦公。

Tā xiànzài zài Lúndūn qià gōng.

He is in London on business now.

Tatoeba

他和他所有的同学相处融

Tā hé tā suǒyǒu de tóngxué xiāngchǔ róngqià.

He is on goods terms with all of his classmates.

Tatoeba

我和婆婆相处得十分融

Wǒ hé pópo xiāngchǔ de shífēn róngqià.

I'm getting along with my mother-in-law very well.

Tatoeba

他到名古屋谈业务。

Tā dào Mínggǔwū qiàtán yèwù.

He went to Nagoya on business.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced qià

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 洽 (qià) mean in Chinese?
洽 (qià) primarily means "accord." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2767 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 洽 have?
洽 is written with 9 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 洽?
The radical associated with 洽 is 氵 (water). This radical appears in many characters related to water.
What are the components of 洽?
洽 is composed of: 氵 (structural), 合 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰氵合 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 洽?
Common words with 洽 include: 融洽 (róng qià, "harmonious"); 洽谈 (qià tán, "to discuss"); 接洽 (jiē qià, "to discuss a matter with sb"); 洽商 (qià shāng, "to negotiate"); 自洽性 (zì qià xìng, "logical consistency"). There are over 11 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 洽 (qià)?
Several characters share the pronunciation qià: 掐 (to pick (flowers)), 恰 (exactly). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 洽 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 洽 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.