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CHINESE CHARACTER

qī

漆

漆

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paint

Numbered pinyin
qi1
English meanings
paint, lacquer, CL:道[dao4], to paint (furniture, walls etc)

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 氵; right 桼.

  • Left

    氵
  • Right

    桼
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    • Top

      木
    • Bottom

      ⿱
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This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰氵桼

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    shuā刷qī漆。

    Paint.

  2. 02

    yóu油qī漆。

    Paint.

  3. 03

    guāng光jié洁rú如xīn新。

    Glossy and new.

  4. 04

    sè色zé泽míngliàng明亮。

    Bright color.

  5. 05

    jīngxīn精心fěn粉shuā刷。

    Careful painting.

  6. 06

    huàn焕rán然yī一xīn新。

    Fresh as new.

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