祺

qí
noun #43,999

Meanings

  1. 1 good fortune; auspiciousness

Examples

HSK 6
Shūxìn cháng yǐ shùnqí jiéwěi.
Letters often close with the wish "may you have good fortune".
HSK 7-9
Wéi chūn zhī qí.
May you enjoy good fortune in the new spring.

Tips

usage
Mostly seen in formal letter sign-offs that wish the reader well, such as 顺祺 and 时祺 ('wishing you well'). It is also a popular given-name character because of its auspicious 'good fortune' meaning.

Components

radical
礻 shì
ritual; divine (left-side radical)
The altar/spirit radical 礻, the left-side form of 示. It marks 祺 as something to do with blessings from heaven, the same family as 福 'fortune' and 祥 'auspicious'.
phonetic
其 qí
its; that (phonetic)
The right side 其 supplies the sound qí directly and unchanged. The same phonetic gives qí in 棋 'chess' and 旗 'flag', a clear sound pattern.

Stroke Order

祺 qí