Dong Chinese dictionary

qī

bitter cold

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 妻 represents the sound.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

妻 Sound component

qī, qì

wife

Evolution

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

qī

bitter cold, miserable, dreary

qī

intense cold; frigid; dismal; grim; bleak; sad; mournful

Most common words with 淒

Sources