契

qì

noun #10,484

Meanings

1 contract
2 deed
3 to agree
4 to carve

Characters

contract; to carve; to agree

Examples

他们签了一份土地契约。

Tāmen qiānle yī fèn tǔdì qìyuē.

They signed a land deed.

两人一拍即合，十分契合。

Liǎng rén yī pāi jí hé, shífēn qìhé.

The two hit it off immediately; they were very compatible.

Tips

usage

契 appears in many compound words: 契约 (contract), 契合 (compatible), 契机 (opportunity). As a standalone character, it's more literary.

Stroke Order

契 qì