萋

qī

adjective

Meanings

1 lush; luxuriant (of grass)

Characters

萋

qī

lush; luxuriant

Examples

河边芳草萋萋。

Hébiān fāngcǎo qīqī.

By the riverside the fragrant grass grows thick and green.

荒园里野草萋萋。

Huāngyuán lǐ yěcǎo qīqī.

Lush grass covered the abandoned garden.

Tips

culture

Almost always doubled as 萋萋 in classical poetry for thick, green grass — famously in lines about parting, where lush grass stretching into the distance mirrors endless longing.

Components

radical

艹 cǎo

grass; plants

Grass radical on top, side form of 草. The character describes grass growing thick and green, so the plant radical carries the meaning directly.

phonetic

妻 qī

wife; (here) sound

Below, 妻 supplies the sound qī; its own 'wife' meaning has no role in the picture of dense grass.

Stroke Order

萋 qī

萋