Chinese Word: 杞 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

杞

Pinyin: qǐ

English Definition: Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense); willow; Qi, a Zhou Dynasty vassal state; surname Qi

Chinese Definition:
①中国周代诸侯国名，在今河南省杞县一带：杞人忧天(喻不必要的或无根据的忧虑。简称“杞忧”)。
②姓氏。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 木

Pictophonetic:己 indicates the sound; 木 (tree) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 己 [ jǐ ] self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem

Similar Characters: 祀圯记

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枸杞	gǒu qǐ	wolfberry (Lycium chinense); genus Lycium
杞人忧天	qǐ rén yōu tiān	man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
枸杞子	gǒu qǐ zǐ	goji berry
杞国	qǐ guó	the State of Qǐ in modern Qǐ county 杞县 , Henan (c. 1500-445 BC), a small vassal state of Shang and Western Zhou for most of its existence
杞县	qǐ xiàn	Qi county in Kaifeng 开封 , Henan

1		yī shēng 医生 shuō 说 tā 他 huì 会 lián 连 zǒu lù 走路 dōu 都 qǐ 杞 wèn tí 问题。 The doctor answered, he would not even be able to walk.
2		rán ér 然而， wǒ men 我们 gèng 更 yuàn yì 愿意 ràng 让 rén men 人们 dān xīn 担心 qǐ 杞 tiān 天。 However, we prefer to make people worry roxburghiana days.
3		zuò 做 fèn 份 zhǔn bèi 准备 shì 是 qǐ 杞 gōng 功 yī 伊 shǒu 首 yì 易 mì jué 秘诀。 Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.
4		“ qǐ zǐ 杞子 bǎo 宝 ” gǒu qǐ 枸杞 xuǎn yòng 选用 níng xià 宁夏 zhōng níng 中宁 yōu zhì 优质 gǒu qǐ 枸杞。 "Qizi Treasure" Chinese Wolfberry is selected from the high-quality Chinese Wolfberry in Ningxia.
5		dāng 当 wǒ 我 dá 达 dèng 凳 qǐ 杞 sōu 馊 zhàn 站 shí 时， huǒ chē 火车 yǐ jīng 已经 kāi zǒu 开走 le 了。 When I got to the station, the train had left.

1		yī shēng 医生 shuō 说 tā 他 huì 会 lián 连 zǒu lù 走路 dōu 都 qǐ 杞 wèn tí 问题。 The doctor answered, he would not even be able to walk.
2		rán ér 然而， wǒ men 我们 gèng 更 yuàn yì 愿意 ràng 让 rén men 人们 dān xīn 担心 qǐ 杞 tiān 天。 However, we prefer to make people worry roxburghiana days.
3		zuò 做 fèn 份 zhǔn bèi 准备 shì 是 qǐ 杞 gōng 功 yī 伊 shǒu 首 yì 易 mì jué 秘诀。 Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.
4		“ qǐ zǐ 杞子 bǎo 宝 ” gǒu qǐ 枸杞 xuǎn yòng 选用 níng xià 宁夏 zhōng níng 中宁 yōu zhì 优质 gǒu qǐ 枸杞。 "Qizi Treasure" Chinese Wolfberry is selected from the high-quality Chinese Wolfberry in Ningxia.
5		dāng 当 wǒ 我 dá 达 dèng 凳 qǐ 杞 sōu 馊 zhàn 站 shí 时， huǒ chē 火车 yǐ jīng 已经 kāi zǒu 开走 le 了。 When I got to the station, the train had left.