骑
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 3
骑 (qí) · to ride (a bike, horse etc.)
骑 (qí) means “to ride (a bike, horse etc.)”. It is made of 马 + 奇 and has 11 strokes, and is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 骑 into its parts
What 骑 is made of
- 马 mǎ — horse
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 奇 qí — strange
- 大 dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人 rén — person
- 可 kě — may
- 丁 dīng — male adult
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 大 dà — big
Origin hint: 马 gives the meaning, 奇 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
骑 stroke order
Example sentences
我骑自行车上学。Wǒ qí zìxíngchē shàngxué.I ride my bike to school.
你会骑马吗？Nǐ huì qí mǎ ma?Can you ride a horse?
Words with 骑
Also built with 马
- 吗maquestion particle
- 妈māmother
- 码mǎnumber
- 腾téngto fly
- 蚂mǎant
- 闯chuǎngto rush
- 驰chíspeed
- 驱qūto spur a horse on
- 驳bóvariegated
- 驶shǐto drive
- 驻zhùstable
- 驾jiàto drive
Quick facts
| Pinyin | qí |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to ride (a bike, horse etc.) |
| Strokes | 11 |
| Radical | 馬 (horse, #187) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 3 (exam 2025) · HSK 2 (2021) · Old HSK 3 |
Questions about 骑
What does 骑 mean?
骑 (qí) means “to ride (a bike, horse etc.)”.
How many strokes does 骑 have?
骑 has 11 strokes.
What is the radical of 骑?
The radical of 骑 is 馬 (mǎ, “horse”), Kangxi radical number 187.
What parts make up 骑?
骑 is made of 马 (horse) and 奇 (strange).
Which HSK level is 骑?
骑 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Learn 骑 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 38: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.