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騎

简骑 · 繁騎

Mandarin · pinyin jì#

(Tw) saddle horse
mounted soldier

Mandarin · pinyin qí#

to sit astride
to ride (a horse, bike etc)
classifier for saddle horses

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騎: Look up this written character
骑: qí · ride horseback; mount; cavalry

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4 · ji4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gei6 · ke4 · kei3 · kei4

Cantonese word readings for 騎. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

to ride (a horse, bicycle, etc.)
to sit astride
(vulgar) to ride; to mount (someone in sex)

character

horse or vehicle that one rides on
mounted soldier
(literary) Classifier for soldiers or warhorses.
a surname

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