葺 (qì) · to repair (a building), to thatch (a roof)

Meanings

1 to repair (a building)
2 to thatch (a roof)

Characters

葺

qì

to repair; thatch

Examples

HSK 4

他花了半个月修葺这座老房子。

Tā huā le bàn gè yuè xiūqì zhè zuò lǎo fángzi.

He spent half a month repairing the old house.

HSK 7-9

寺庙刚修葺过，看起来焕然一新。

Sìmiào gāng xiūqì guò, kàn qǐlái huànrán-yìxīn.

The temple has just been repaired and looks brand new.

Tips

usage

葺 almost always appears in 修葺 (to repair / renovate a building). Its original sense was thatching a roof with straw, hence the grass radical.

Components

radical

艹 cǎo

grass; straw

The grass radical, top form of 草, recalls the original meaning of 葺: covering a roof with straw thatch.

phonetic

咠 qì

to whisper

Supplies the sound, near the modern reading qì. It combines 口 and 耳 and chiefly serves the sound here.

Stroke Order

葺 qì

Related Words

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溜 liù #2,538

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教学楼 jiàoxuélóu #29,456

school building / teaching building / classroom building

大厦 dàshà HSK 5 #4,863

large building / mansion / edifice

修复 xiūfù HSK 6 #5,171

to restore / to renovate / to repair

补 bǔ HSK 6 #4,109

to repair; to mend / to supplement; to make up for

装修 zhuāngxiū HSK 5 #5,230

to renovate; to decorate (a room/building) / interior decoration; renovation

修理 xiūlǐ HSK 4 #3,972

to repair; to fix; to mend

房屋 fángwū HSK 5 #5,283

house; building / housing; premises

修好 xiūhǎo #3,627

to fix; to repair (successfully) / to mend; to restore