慼 meaning and stroke order
Grief, mourning; relative; related to
How to write 慼, stroke by stroke
15 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 慼
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- variant of 戚[qi1]
- grief
- sorrow
How 慼 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Grieving 心 for a dead brother 戚; 戚 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 心 (heart), shared by 97 characters on this site.
How to remember 慼
Put a heart 心 (xīn) under 戚 (qī), a relative, and you get the feeling of grieving for a lost family member. The heart at the bottom tells you this version of the word is about emotion.
慼 is mostly a variant of 戚 (qī) in the sense of sorrow, and you will see it in older texts, classical phrases, or some traditional-script writing. Modern writers usually use 戚 instead. Example: 休戚相關 (xiū qī xiāng guān), sharing joys and sorrows.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 慼 for the meaning "relative" as in 親戚 (qīnqi). In normal writing that word is always 戚, not 慼. Also avoid confusing 慼 with 感 (gǎn), which also has 心 at the bottom but a different top.
Questions about 慼
How many strokes are in 慼?
慼 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 慼 mean?
慼 (qī) means grief, mourning; relative; related to.
How do you pronounce 慼?
慼 is pronounced qī, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 慼?
The radical of 慼 is 心, which carries the idea of "heart". Dictionaries list 慼 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 慼?
慼 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 戚, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Should I learn to write 慼 or just 戚?
Focus on 戚 first, since it covers both "relative" and "sorrow" in modern Chinese. Learn to recognize 慼 so you can read it in older or literary texts.
How is 慼 pronounced in words like 悲慼?
It is read qī with a first tone. In 悲慼 (bēiqī), meaning grief, both syllables are first tone, and the word is more often written 悲戚.