凄

qī
#2,347 most
frequent character
intense cold, frigid, dismal, grim

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

凄 qī pairs 冫 ice with 妻 qī as the sound part. Ice gives its first sense: frigid, very cold. From cold came the emotional sense 'sad, grim.'

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Same Characters, Different Readings

凄qī
intense cold, frigid, dismal, grim
凄qī
sad, mournful, variant of 淒|凄[qi1]

Homophones

HSK 1
七qī
seven, 7
期qī
period, time, term, expect
漆qī
. paint, . to paint
沏qī
to steep
欺qī
to take unfair advantage of
妻qī
wife

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