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戚

Mandarin · pinyin qī#

(bound form) relatives; kin
(bound form) grief; sorrow
(old) battle-axe

Mandarin · pinyin Qī#

surname Qi

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戚: qī · relative; be related to; sad

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1 · qi1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cik1 · cuk1

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(historical) battle-axe
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) maternal relatives
(by extension) relatives
to be related to
(alt. form 慼, 慽) sadness; sorrow; grief
a surname

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