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

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

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

Most common words with 齊
Freq.
Word
Meaning

neat

整齐

orderly

齐全

complete

一齐

at the same time

齐心协力

to pull together

Component uses

Sound component in 11 characters (3 verified)

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*[dz]ˤəj

dzej

uniform, equal

*[dz]ˤəj

dzej

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

Unicode

U+9F4A

Shuowen

“齊,禾麥吐穗上平也。象形。”


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