咠

qì
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to whisper into someone's ear; to murmur (archaic)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Jǐngchá zhèngzài jīná xiánfàn.
The police are tracking down the suspect.

Tips

history
咠 ('to whisper in the ear') is archaic and not used independently in modern Chinese. It survives as the phonetic in 缉 (to track down / hem), 辑 (to compile / edit), 揖 (to bow with cupped hands), and 葺 (to repair a roof).
memory
A mouth 口 brought up to an ear 耳: leaning in to whisper a secret - exactly what 咠 draws.

Components

radical
口 kǒu
mouth
The 'mouth' on top is the speaker's mouth pressed close to whisper; it is the indexing radical for 咠.
semantic
耳 ěr
ear
The 'ear' below is the listener's ear receiving the secret, completing the whispering picture of 咠.

Stroke Order

咠 qì