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齊

qí

even, uniform

Pictograph of three stalks of grain. Alludes to the even and uniform appearance of a grain field.

Evolution

齊 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
齊 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
齊 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

齐 (齊) 

qí

even, uniform, of equal length; neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out

齐 (齊) 

Qí

(name of states and dynasties at several different periods); surname Qi

Most common words with 齊
Freq.
Word
Meaning

齐

neat

整齐

orderly

齐全

complete

一齐

at the same time

齐心协力

to pull together

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

齋

Sound component in 10 characters (2 verified)

濟 擠 劑 臍 躋 霽 齎 儕 薺 齌

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*[dz]ˤəj

dzej

qí

uniform, equal

*[dz]ˤəj

dzej

qí

Qí (place name)


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 15.1370% of movies

1632nd most common character in movies

1063rd most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

14

Simplified

齐

Unicode

U+9F4A

Shuowen

“齊，禾麥吐穗上平也。象形。”


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