栖

棲
qī
#2,455 most
frequent character
to perch, to rest (of birds)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

栖 joins 木, a tree, with 西 xī as the sound part, sharing the rhyme. The tree points to the first meaning, a perch or resting place for birds. It grew to mean to roost.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

栖xī
used in 棲棲|栖栖[xi1xi1]

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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