戚 qī relative
怎么记住“戚”: 戊 fifth + 尗 bean plant = relative. For the fifth time this summer, Grandma sends a bean plant home with every visiting relative.
部件结构
戚 = 戊 fifth + 尗 bean plant
- 戊 fifth
- 尗 bean plant
For the fifth time this summer, Grandma sends a bean plant home with every visiting relative.
用法
- 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.
含“戚”的词语
例句
- 他们是我的亲戚。 Tāmen shì wǒ de qīnqi.They're my relatives.