凄
凄 (qī) · bitter cold
10 strokesLeft–right
凄 (qī) means “bitter cold”. It is made of 冫 + 妻 and has 10 strokes.
Break 凄 into its parts
What 凄 is made of
- 冫 bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 妻 qī — wife
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 彐 jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 女 nǚ — woman
- 十 — ten
凄 stroke order
Example sentences with 凄凉
冬天的夜晚显得很凄凉。Dōngtiān de yèwǎn xiǎnde hěn qīliáng.Winter nights feel very dreary.
他一个人过年，觉得很凄凉。Tā yí gè rén guònián, juéde hěn qīliáng.Spending New Year alone, he felt very miserable.
Words with 凄
Also built with 冫
- 习xíto study
- 冰bīngice
- 冲chōngto rinse
- 决juéto decide
- 况kuàngcondition
- 冷lěngcold
- 冻dòngto freeze
- 净jìngclean
- 准zhǔnto allow
- 凉liángcool
- 凌língpure
- 减jiǎnto reduce
Quick facts
| Pinyin | qī |
|---|---|
| Meaning | bitter cold |
| Strokes | 10 |
| Pattern | Left–right |
Questions about 凄
What does 凄 mean?
凄 (qī) means “bitter cold”.
How many strokes does 凄 have?
凄 has 10 strokes.
What parts make up 凄?
凄 is made of 冫 (ice) and 妻 (wife).
Keep learning
Start with HSK 1 · Group 1: 10 words with quick checks and spaced repeats.