Chinese Word: 栖 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

栖 (Trad.: 棲)

Pinyin: qī

English Definition: to perch; to rest (of birds); to dwell; to live; to stay

Chinese Definition:
①鸟禽歇宿：“夫以鸟养养鸟者，宜栖之深林”。
②居留，停留：栖身。栖息。栖止。栖遁(隐居，遁世)。栖迟(游息，居住)。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 木

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

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 西 [ xī ] west, western, westward

Similar Characters: 柄柩框牺

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栖息	qī xī	(of a bird) to perch; (of creatures in general) to inhabit; to dwell
两栖	liǎng qī	amphibious; dual-talented; able to work in two different lines
栖身	qī shēn	to stay at; to live in (temporarily)
两栖动物	liǎng qī dòng wù	amphibian; amphibious animals
陆栖	lù qī	terrestrial; living on land

1		niǎo r 鸟儿 qī 栖 zài 在 shù shàng 树上。 Birds roost in [on] the trees.
2		jǐ 几 zhǐ 只 niǎo qī 鸟栖 yú 于 shù zhī 树枝 shàng 上。 Some birds roosted on a branch.
3		zài 在 yìn dù 印度， dà liàng 大量 de 的 qī 栖 de 地 liú shī 流失 zào chéng 造成 mèng jiā lā hǔ 孟加拉虎 de 的 shù liàng 数量 chí xù 持续 jiǎn shǎo 减少。 In India, massive habitat loss continues to devastate Bengal tiger populations.
4		zuì chū 最初 de 的 fēi xíng 飞行 dòng wù 动物 shì 是 shǒu xiān 首先 cóng 从 shù shāo 树梢 huá xiáng 滑翔 dào 到 dì miàn 地面 de 的 shù 树 qī 栖 dòng wù 动物 ma 吗？ Were the first flyers arboreal creatures that initially glided from tree tops to the ground?
5		shí 食 yú 鱼 biān fú 蝙蝠 zhuān mén 专门 jìn xíng 进行 shuǐ shàng 水上 bǔ shí 捕食， bǔ zhuō 捕捉 shuǐ qī 水栖 kūn chóng 昆虫， shèn zhì 甚至 xiǎo yú 小鱼。 The Southern Myotis (Myotis macropus) or fishing bat specialises in aquatic foods, including aquatic insects and even small fish.

1		niǎo r 鸟儿 qī 栖 zài 在 shù shàng 树上。 Birds roost in [on] the trees.
2		jǐ 几 zhǐ 只 niǎo qī 鸟栖 yú 于 shù zhī 树枝 shàng 上。 Some birds roosted on a branch.
3		zài 在 yìn dù 印度， dà liàng 大量 de 的 qī 栖 de 地 liú shī 流失 zào chéng 造成 mèng jiā lā hǔ 孟加拉虎 de 的 shù liàng 数量 chí xù 持续 jiǎn shǎo 减少。 In India, massive habitat loss continues to devastate Bengal tiger populations.
4		zuì chū 最初 de 的 fēi xíng 飞行 dòng wù 动物 shì 是 shǒu xiān 首先 cóng 从 shù shāo 树梢 huá xiáng 滑翔 dào 到 dì miàn 地面 de 的 shù 树 qī 栖 dòng wù 动物 ma 吗？ Were the first flyers arboreal creatures that initially glided from tree tops to the ground?
5		shí 食 yú 鱼 biān fú 蝙蝠 zhuān mén 专门 jìn xíng 进行 shuǐ shàng 水上 bǔ shí 捕食， bǔ zhuō 捕捉 shuǐ qī 水栖 kūn chóng 昆虫， shèn zhì 甚至 xiǎo yú 小鱼。 The Southern Myotis (Myotis macropus) or fishing bat specialises in aquatic foods, including aquatic insects and even small fish.