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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qī | qi1
English translation
seven
7

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Number of strokes

2

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Numeral / 数词 shù cí Shù cí

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Positional decomposition

一乚

Explanation

Originally resembled a cross, depicting the meaning "to cut", since sounds like qiē (qiē; to cut).

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孩子 háizi men 照片 zhàopiàn 全都 quán dōu 翻得乱七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo .

The kids have muddled up all the photos.

无论 wúlùn tiān qíng 下雨 xiàyǔ , 早上 zǎoshang 七点 bàn zhǔn dào 办公室 bàngōngshì .

Rain or shine, he is at the office at 7:30 without fail.

zhè shì líng 七点十五分, 白领 bái lǐng 职员 zhí yuán men gāi 起床 qǐchuáng .

It was nought seven fifteen , getting - up time for office workers.

现在 xiànzài shì 七点 chā 五分.

It is five minutes to seven.

shuí zài 乱动 luàn dòng de 手稿 shǒu gǎo ? Quán gěi lòng 乱七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo de .

Who's pissing about with my manuscript? They're all out of order.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
7
七月 Qī yuè July七月 Qī yuè
乱七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo at sixes and sevens亂七八糟
七星 Qī xīng Qixing district of Guilin city 桂林市 Guì lín shì [Guì​lín​shì], Guangxi七星 Qī xīng
七夕 Qī xī girls' festival七夕 Qī xī
七月份 qī yuè fèn July七月份 qī yuè fèn
十七 shí qī 17十七 shí qī
七嘴八舌 qī zuǐ bā shé lively discussion with everybody talking at once七嘴八舌 qī zuǐ bā shé
横七竖八 héng qī shù bā in disorder橫七豎八
七律 qī lǜ abbr. for 七言律詩|七言律诗 qī yán lǜ shī , verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines七律 qī lǜ
七零八落 qī líng bā luò (idiom) everything broken and in disorder七零八落 qī líng bā luò
杂七杂八 zá qī zá bā an assortment雜七雜八
七上八下 qī shàng bā xià at sixes and sevens七上八下 qī shàng bā xià
七十 qī shí 70七十 qī shí
七窍 qī qiào the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth七竅
田七 tián qī pseudo-ginseng田七 tián qī
七情 qī qíng seven emotional states七情 qī qíng
不管三七二十一 bù guǎn sān qī èr shí yī regardless of the consequences不管三七二十一 bù guǎn sān qī èr shí yī
七台河 Qī tái hé Qitaihe prefecture level city, Heilongjiang province七台河 Qī tái hé
七七事变 Qī Qī Shì biàn Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争 Kàng Rì Zhàn zhēng [Kàng​Rì​Zhàn​zhēng]七七事變
北斗七星 běi dǒu qī xīng Ursa Major北斗七星 běi dǒu qī xīng
七分之一 qī fēn zhī yī one seventh七分之一 qī fēn zhī yī
乌七八糟 wū qī bā zāo obscene烏七八糟

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Compounds

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