戚

Qi1
#2,311 most
frequent character
surname Qi

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

戚 qī pairs 戊 battle-axe with 尗 shú, whose sound is only a loose match. The weapon shape points to its first sense: a long toothed weapon for ceremonies. 'Grief' grew from that, while 'relative' was borrowed for the sound alone.

戚 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
蹙
sound2 characters
嘁槭
picture1 character
慼

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Same Characters, Different Readings

戚qī
grief, sorrow, variant of 戚[qi1]
戚qī
variant of 慼|戚[qi1]
戚qī
(bound form) relatives, kin

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