齊

齊 · qí

even, uniform, of equal length; Kangxi radical 210

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

even, uniform, of equal length; Kangxi radical 210

Mandarin
qí
Cantonese
cai4

Unihan definitions and selected character readings. Read the word to establish its pronunciation in context.

Readings in Japanese, Korean & Vietnamese

Readings recorded for 齊 in other language traditions. These are character-level records, not word translations or interchangeable pronunciations.

Japanese 日本語

Grouped by the source’s kana notation; no frequency ranking is implied.

On’yomi · katakana

セイサイシジセン

Kun’yomi · hiragana

そろう

Katakana generally indicates on’yomi; hiragana generally indicates kun’yomi. The source does not identify everyday, rare, historical or name use per reading. Kana strings are preserved, including any written endings; consult a Japanese word entry for actual use.

Source record & scope

Unicode Unihan 17.0.0 · kJapanese ↗ · provisional property

セイ サイ シ ジ セン そろう

Korean 한국어

Hanja readings · Hangul

제

Source codes are separated below. They are neither sounds nor tones; a character reading alone does not specify a whole word’s pronunciation.

Reading sources explained
제
KS X 1001 (0) · Educational Hanja (E)
Source record & scope

Unicode Unihan 17.0.0 · kHangul ↗ · provisional property

제:0E

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt

Character readings · Quốc ngữ

tày

Vietnamese readings associated with this Han character. This field alone does not establish word meanings, current usage, or a complete account of Hán-Nôm reading traditions.

Source record & scope

Unicode Unihan 17.0.0 · kVietnamese ↗ · provisional property

tày

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9F4A
Radical
齊 · 210
Strokes
14 · Unihan
Residual
0

Source record · Unihan 17.0. Individual senses and historical claims have not yet been reviewed by zimai.

Stroke order

14 strokes
齊
Strokes
14
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

14 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Graphical structure

⿱{26}⿲丿二丨(GHTJKPV)
How to read these symbols

⿰ left–right · ⿱ above–below · ⿻ overlap. Dotted boxes indicate positions, not missing characters. Each symbol describes the components that follow it; nested symbols describe a component in more detail. Source codes identify alternative analyses, not a writing sequence or an etymology.

BabelStone IDS · 2025-06-27. Region tags are preserved; 〾 marks approximation and {n} identifies an unencoded source component. These describe graphical structure, not historical derivation.

Words & connections

Words using 齊

Character connections

No reverse component match in this collection.

History & distinctions

Related forms

Unihan traditional/simplified variant properties. Conversion may depend on context.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
dzej · 徂奚 反切 · #297
Middle Chinese
dzejH · 在詣 反切 · #2363

Guangyun-based transcriptions · PHONO-ML · CC BY 4.0. These describe historical reading categories, not modern word pronunciation.

Source row & reading categories

CSV line 2750 · dzej = 蟹開四平齊從 · dzejH = 蟹開四去齊從

Automatically generated in the source dataset; the authors checked a subset and acknowledge possible errors. All source readings are retained separately. Notation & method ↗

Sources & reference

Evidence & next depth

Source editions & exact scope ↗
Retained Unihan properties
kMandarin
qí
kCantonese
cai4
kDefinition
even, uniform, of equal length; Kangxi radical 210
kTotalStrokes
14
kRSUnicode
210.0
kSimplifiedVariant
U+9F50
kGradeLevel
1

Readings across dictionaries

Hanyu Da Zidian
qí,jī,jì,zī,zhāi,jiǎn 74783.010
Xiandai Hanyu · 1983
jì 0531.121 · qí 0894.111
Mandarin / Cantonese · SMSZD
qí粵cai4 zhāi粵zaai1 zī粵zi1
Small numbers locate dictionary entries; 粵 introduces Cantonese. Includes rare or historical readings. Source notation ↗

Reference desk

Sentences in context

Find examples using 齊 ↗

The attributed sentence collection is still small; this spelling has no retained example yet.

Study this character

Structure & connections

0.10
118dictionary records using 齊0forms using this shape0attributed sound links

A complete parsed description is unavailable for this endpoint. It is not assumed to be an indivisible unit.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱{26}⿲丿二丨$(GHTJKPV) · preserved, not fully parsed

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.