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其

qí
#85 most
frequent character
his, her, its, their, he, she, it
pronoun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

其 pictures a scoop woven from bamboo or wicker. That was its first meaning, now written 箕 jī. The common sense 'its, his, her' was borrowed for the sound alone, not from the scoop.

Drawn as: bamboo or wicker scoop

其 as a component in other characters

sound16 characters
斯期基旗欺棋琪祺淇箕麒綦骐萁蜞鲯
picture1 character
箕

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Example Sentences

这是他的书。
zhè shì tāde shū 。
This is his book.
她在写她的信。
tāzài xiě tāde xìn 。
She is writing her letter.
他们会带着它四处旅行。
tāmen huì dài zháo tā sìchù lǚxíng 。
They will travel with it everywhere.

Homophones

HSK 3
骑qí
to ride (an animal or bike)
齐qí
together, uniform, neat, be level with
棋qí
chess
奇qí
strange, odd, weird, wonderful

Words Starting With 其

其他qí tā
other; the others; else; other than (that person); in addition to the person mentioned above
其实qí shí
"actually, in fact, really"
其中qí zhōng
among; in; included among these
其次qí cì
next; secondly
其余qí yú
the rest; the others; remaining; remainder; apart from them

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