淇 meaning and stroke order
A river in Henan province
How to write 淇, stroke by stroke
11 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 淇
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- name of a river
How 淇 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 其 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 淇
淇 combines the water radical 氵 with 其 (qí), which gives the sound. Picture a river, the water side, whose name sounds just like 其.
On its own, 淇 names the Qi River (淇河 Qí Hé) in Henan. Most learners meet it in the everyday word 冰淇淋 (bīngqílín), ice cream, where it mainly carries the sound. Example: 我想吃冰淇淋。(Wǒ xiǎng chī bīngqílín.) I want to eat ice cream.
Common mistake: Learners often write 冰激凌 and 冰淇淋 interchangeably but then mix the characters, producing forms like 冰淇凌. Also do not confuse 淇 with 棋 (qí, chess) or 旗 (qí, flag), which share the same phonetic 其 but have different radicals.
Common words with 淇
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 冰淇淋 | bīngqílín | ice cream |
淇 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 淇
How many strokes are in 淇?
淇 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 淇 mean?
淇 (qí) means a river in Henan province. A common word with it is 冰淇淋 (bīngqílín), meaning "ice cream".
How do you pronounce 淇?
淇 is pronounced qí, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 淇?
The radical of 淇 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 淇 under this radical.
Is 冰淇淋 the same as 冰激凌?
Yes, both mean ice cream and both are standard. 冰激凌 (bīngjīlíng) is also very common in mainland China, and you will see either one on menus.
Why is 淇 in the word for ice cream if it means a river?
In 冰淇淋, 淇 is used for its sound, not its meaning. The word partly imitates the English word cream. 冰 (bīng) adds the meaning of ice.