惬 (qiè): variant of 愜|惬[qie4]

惬 (qiè) is a Chinese character meaning “variant of 愜|惬[qie4].” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 忄 (semantic). It ranks #3039 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 惬 heart. Its radical form 忄 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 恨 (hèn, to hate), 情 (qíng, feeling, emotion), 快 (kuài, fast, happy).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 忄 heart11 strokesFrequency #3039忄 semantic

Definitions

  1. variant of 愜|惬[qie4]

Etymology & Origin

惬

pictophoneticheart

Decomposition: ⿰忄⿷匚夹 (layout: left-right)

Components:忄semantic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
惬意qiè yìsatisfied
1
Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

惬 appears in 1 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 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 惬 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

意yì
0.437426 co-occurrences
轻qīng
0.38942 co-occurrences
松sōng
0.34948 co-occurrences
奖jiǎng
0.31730 co-occurrences
未wèi
0.28042 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

虽然失败了，但他惬不气馁，继续努力。

suī rán shī bài le , dàn tā qiè bù qì něi , jì xù nǔ lì .

Although he failed, he didn't lose heart and kept trying.

Character Family

忄 Radical Family — Characters sharing the heart radical

怖bù惭cán惨cǎn憧chōng悴cuì惮dàn悼dào惦diàn懂dǒng惰duò

Related Characters

恨hèn情qíng快kuài怕pà忙máng性xìng怪guài慢màn懂dǒng惯guàn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 惬 (qiè) mean in Chinese?
惬 (qiè) primarily means "variant of 愜|惬[qie4]." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3039 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 惬 and 侠?
惬 (qiè) and 侠 (xiá) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 忄 vs 亻 (same 夹 component).
How many strokes does 惬 have?
惬 is written with 11 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 惬?
The radical associated with 惬 is 忄 (heart). This radical appears in many characters related to heart.
What are the components of 惬?
惬 is composed of: 忄 (semantic), undefined (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰忄⿷匚夹 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 惬?
Common words with 惬 include: 惬意 (qiè yì, "satisfied"). There are over 1 compound words containing this character.
Is 惬 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 惬 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.