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鬐

qí
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 a horse's mane
  2. 2 the dorsal fin of a fish

Examples

骏马奔跑，马鬐随风飞扬。
Jùnmǎ bēnpǎo, mǎ qí suífēng fēiyáng.
The galloping steed's mane streamed in the wind.
大鱼竖起鬐，又潜回水里。
Dàyú shùqǐ qí, yòu qián huí shuǐ lǐ.
The big fish raised its dorsal fin and dived back into the water.

Tips

usage
鬐 is a literary character meaning either a horse's mane or a fish's dorsal fin — both being a 'crest' standing up along the back. It is rare in modern Chinese.

Components

radical
髟 biāo
long flowing hair
髟 ('long hair') is the meaning-bearing radical on top, used for hair and mane characters — fitting for a horse's flowing mane.
phonetic
耆 qí
aged; elder (phonetic)
耆 at the bottom supplies the exact sound qí with no tone change and no meaning contribution.

No stroke data for 鬐; the glyph shown is your device font, so component strokes can't be highlighted.

Stroke Order

鬐 qí