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CHINESE CHARACTER

qí

骑

骑

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sit

Numbered pinyin
qi2
English meanings
ride/sit astride, ride astride, override, get_onto, sit on the back of, sit, stride, ride_on, ride, mount, pedal, sit astride, bestraddle

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 马; right 奇.

  • Left

    马
  • Right

    奇
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    • Bottom

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Meaning & sound clues

马 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “horse”.

奇 is identified as the sound component (qí). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 骑.

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

Decomposition reference

⿰马奇

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

    tā他qí骑zìxíngchē自行车。

    He rides a bike.

  2. 02

    qí骑mǎ马。

    Ride a horse.

  3. 03

    qíchē骑车shàngbān上班。

    Cycle to work.

  4. 04

    bié别qí骑tài太kuài快。

    Don't ride too fast.

  5. 05

    wǒ我xuéhuì学会le了qíchē骑车。

    I learned to ride.

  6. 06

    tā他qí骑zhe着mǎ马zǒu走le了。

    He rode off on a horse.

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  • 骑车