relative, sorrow, or a type of ancient weapon
Animated Stroke Order 戚
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HSK Vocabulary: 戚
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 戚 is used in context
1
tā他
de的
hūn婚
lǐ礼
shàng上
lái来
le了
hěn很
duō多
qī戚
yǒu友
。
Many relatives and friends came to his wedding.
2
tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xī息
,
tā他
liǎn脸
shàng上
lù露
chū出
bēi悲
qī戚
de的
biǎo表
qíng情
。
Hearing this news, a sorrowful expression appeared on his face.
3
chūn春
jié节
qī期
jiān间
wǒ我
men们
bài拜
fǎng访
le了
hěn很
duō多
qīn亲
qi戚
。
We visited many relatives during the Spring Festival.
4
wǒ我
yǒu有
qīn亲
qī戚
。
I have relatives.
5
guò过
nián年
shí时
,
qīn亲
qī戚
men们
huì会
lái来
wǒ我
jiā家
zuò做
kè客
。
During the Chinese New Year, relatives come to visit my home.
6
suī虽
rán然
wǒ我
men们
zhù住
dé得
hěn很
yuǎn远
,
dàn但
wǒ我
hé和
qīn亲
qī戚
men们
jīng经
cháng常
tōng通
guò过
shì视
pín频
bǎo保
chí持
lián联
xì系
。
Although we live far apart, I often keep in touch with my relatives through video calls.
Information
Traditional慼
Radical戈
Strokes11
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#835
Zhuyinㄑㄧ
Components—
UnicodeU+621A
CangjieIHF
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality