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戚 qī relative

How to remember 戚: 戊 fifth + 尗 bean plant = relative. For the fifth time this summer, Grandma sends a bean plant home with every visiting relative.

  • 2,316. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 11 strokes
  • Radical 戈

Component breakdown

戚 = 戊 fifth + 尗 bean plant

  • 戊 fifth
  • 尗 bean plant
The Gushi story

For the fifth time this summer, Grandma sends a bean plant home with every visiting relative.

How it is used

  • In modern Chinese effectively only appears in 亲戚 (qīnqi) - relatives, kin outside the immediate household.
  • 亲戚 covers extended family (aunts, cousins, in-laws), whereas 家人 (jiārén) means the people you live with. 走亲戚 (zǒu qīnqi) = visit relatives, a Spring Festival custom.
  • Note the neutral tone: qīn·qi, not qīnqī.

Words with 戚

Example sentences

  • 他们是我的亲戚。 Tāmen shì wǒ de qīnqi.They're my relatives.