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蘄

简 蕲 · 繁 蘄
Mandarin · pinyin qí

Meanings

  1. (herb)
  2. implore
  3. pray
  4. place name
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蘄
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蕲
qí · variety of Artemisia
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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character

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) a kind of herb
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) bit (metal in horse's mouth)
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 祈 (qí, “to pray for”)
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 圻 (qí, “boundary; border”)
  5. (～州) (historical) Qi (a prefecture located in modern-day Qichun, Hubei, China)
  6. a surname

character

  1. (～縣) (historical) Ji (a county located in modern-day Anhui, China)

character

  1. only used in 山蘄／山蕲

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