畦

qí
#4,773 most
frequent character
small plot of farm land

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

畦 has 田 field as the meaning part, while 圭 guī marks the sound, though the link is not clear in Mandarin. It first meant a land unit of 50 mǔ, then grew to a measure word for land and to small farm plots.

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Homophones

HSK 3
骑qí
to ride (an animal or bike)
齐qí
together, uniform, neat, be level with
其qí
his, her, its, their, he, she, it
棋qí
chess
奇qí
strange, odd, weird, wonderful

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