relative, sorrow, or a type of ancient weapon

Animated Stroke Order 戚

戚 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 戚

戚 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
de
hūn
shàng
lái
le
hěn
duō
yǒu

Many relatives and friends came to his wedding.

2
tīng
dào
zhè
ge
xiāo
liǎn
shàng
chū
bēi
de
biǎo
qíng

Hearing this news, a sorrowful expression appeared on his face.

3
chūn
jié
jiān
men
bài
fǎng访
le
hěn
duō
qīn
qi

We visited many relatives during the Spring Festival.

4
yǒu
qīn

I have relatives.

5
guò
nián
shí
qīn
men
huì
lái
jiā
zuò

During the Chinese New Year, relatives come to visit my home.

6
suī
rán
men
zhù
hěn
yuǎn
dàn
qīn
men
jīng
cháng
tōng
guò
shì
pín
bǎo
chí
lián

Although we live far apart, I often keep in touch with my relatives through video calls.

Information

Traditional
Radical
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