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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qī | qi1
English translation
intense cold
frigid
dismal
grim
bleak
sad
mournful
also written
>[qī]
variant of
bitter cold, miserable, dreary

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

Contains the radical

bīng

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

冫妻

Semantic compound

bīng

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. bīng represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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fēng guā 阴冷 yīn lěng dōng —— Zhōu shì piān 凄凉 qīliáng .

The wind blew bleak as winter - all round was solitary.

lài 寂然 jì rán , 柿子 shì zi Yuán tóu yóu 烂漫 làn màn , 凄清 qī qīng dōng yuè hán .

How calm. The persimmon orchard. Under the wintry moon.

后来 hòulái zài 迷迷糊糊 mí mí hū hū shuì Fēi shuì de 状态 zhuàngtài Zhōng , Cóng 外面 wài miàn 传来 chuán lái 一阵 yī zhèn 非常 fēicháng 凄惨 qī cǎn de 猫儿 māo ér jiào chūn de 声音 shēngyīn .

And then there came, mingling with his half - formed dreams , a most melancholy caterwauling.

人们 rén men 脸上 shì 阴沉沉 yīn chén chén de ,愁眉不展 chóu méi bù zhǎn , 反映 fǎnyìng zhāo 凄楚 qī chǔ de 心情 xīnqíng .

It looked on downcast faces, the images of mournful hearts.

那时 nà shí 苍茫 cāng máng de 暮色 mù sè ,已经 yǐjīng 开始 kāishǐ 那些 nà xiē 山谷 shān gǔ 染成 piān 烟霭 yān aǐ de 图画 tú huà le .

The evening films began to make nebulous pictures of the valleys.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
凄凉 qīliáng mournful悽涼
凄惨 qī cǎn plaintive悽慘
frigid
凄厉 qī lì mournful (sound)淒厲
凄然 qī rán distressed悽然
凄苦 qī kǔ bleak悽苦
凄美 qī měi poignant淒美
凄婉 qī wǎn melancholy淒婉
凄迷 qī mí pained and bewildered悽迷
凄楚 qī chǔ sad悽楚
凄凄 qī qī cold and dismal淒淒
凄清 qī qīng somber淒清
凄风苦雨 qī fēng kǔ yǔ fig. hardships淒風苦雨
悲凄 bēi qī pitiable悲悽
凄惶 qī huáng distressed and terrified淒惶
凄怆 qī chuàng pitiful悽愴
凄切 qī qiè mournful淒切
凄恻 qī cè heartbroken悽惻
凄寒 qī hán cold and desolate淒寒
凄哀 qī aī desolate悽哀
风雨凄凄 fēng yǔ qī qī wretched wind and rain風雨淒淒
凄暗 qī àn dismal淒暗

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Decomposition

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