懂中文 Dong Chinese

淇

qí

name of a river

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 其 represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

其 sound component

其  Sound component

qí

  

its, his, (3p possessive)

Evolution

淇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
淇 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
淇 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

淇  

qí

river in Henan province; name of a river

Most common words with 淇
Freq.
Word
Meaning

冰淇淋

ice cream

淇

name of a river

舒淇

Shu Qi (1976-), Taiwanese actress

淇县

Qi county in Hebi 鶴壁|鹤壁[Hè​bì], Henan

淇滨区

Qibin district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[Hè​bì​shì], Henan