萋

qī

adjective

Meanings

1 lush; luxuriant (of grass)

Characters

萋

qī

lush; luxuriant

Examples

HSK 7-9

河边芳草萋萋。

Hébiān fāngcǎo qīqī.

By the riverside the fragrant grass grows thick and green.

HSK 7-9

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

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

Stroke Order

萋 qī

萋