绮 qǐ — fine silk · English

绮

qǐ

fine silk

At a glance · 绮

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从糸（糹）奇声，形声字，本指平纹带花纹的丝帛。隶楷作「綺」，简化作「绮」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「绮」本指精美的丝织品，引申为华丽。

Structure

形声字，糸（糹）为意符，奇为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinqǐ

Radical纟

Strokes11

UnicodeU+7EEE

Character type形声

Theme器物

Six languages, one character

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English fine silk Fine patterned silk; beautiful.

Français soie fine Soie fine à motifs; belle.

Español seda fina Seda fina con dibujos; bella.

العربية حرير منقوش حرير جميل منقوش.

Русский тонкий шёлк Тонкий узорчатый шёлк; прекрасный.

Common words

绮qǐsilk
绮丽qǐ lìbeautiful

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