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杞

qǐ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Chinese wolfberry (goji)
  2. 2 Qi (an ancient state)

Examples

枸杞泡茶对眼睛好。
Gǒuqǐ pàochá duì yǎnjing hǎo.
Wolfberries are good for the eyes when added to tea.
不要杞人忧天。
Búyào qǐrényōutiān.
Don't worry about troubles that may never happen.

Tips

usage
Mostly seen in 枸杞 (goji berry / wolfberry). It also names the ancient state of Qi in 杞人忧天 — "the man of Qi who feared the sky would fall," meaning needless worry.

Components

radical
木 mù
tree; wood
The tree radical 木 on the left marks this as a plant: the wolfberry is a small shrub.
phonetic
己 jǐ
self; sixth heavenly stem
On the right 己 supplies the sound, shifted from jǐ to qǐ. It serves purely as the phonetic element.

Stroke Order

杞 qǐ