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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 戚

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
戚 qī - surname Qi
戚 qī - (bound form) relatives; kin
- (bound form) grief; sorrow
- (old) battle-axe
戚 qī - variant of 戚[qi1]
- grief
- sorrow
戚 qī - variant of 慼|戚[qi1]

List Ranking for: 戚

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 35,135 25,716 18,047

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿵ 戊 尗

Radical:

戈

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

A younger brother 尗 killed in a war 戈

Other Words Containing 戚

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
亲戚 4 4 4,115 6,046 4,938
戚 - - 35,135 25,716 18,047
皇亲国戚 - - 59,868 72,241 67,490
休戚相关 - - 65,559 64,201 98,131
悲戚 - - 77,488 62,099 46,680