蹊 qī trail
trail; footpath
How to remember 蹊: 𧾷 foot + 奚 where = trail. Lost in the woods, the hikers argue about where to set each foot until the girl spots a trail or at least a deer track.
Component breakdown
蹊 = 𧾷 foot + 奚 where
- 𧾷 foot
- 奚 where
Lost in the woods, the hikers argue about where to set each foot until the girl spots a trail or at least a deer track.
How it is used
- A footpath/trail (literary) - 桃李不言，下自成蹊 (táolǐ-bùyán, xià zì chéng xī): peaches and plums say nothing, yet a path forms beneath them - sincere virtue draws people naturally.
- Read qī in 蹊跷 (qīqiao): odd/strange/fishy - 这里面有蹊跷 (there's something fishy here).