凄
悽qī
#2,347 most
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sad, mournful, variant of 淒|凄[qi1]
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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