name
place
historical

Meaning of

杞 means Zhou Dynasty state located in present-day Qixian, Henan Province; surname Qi. Pronounced qǐ.

  • Zhou Dynasty state located in present-day Qixian, Henan Province
  • surname Qi

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Definitions & Examples

guó
shì
Zhōu
cháo
shí
de
xiǎo
zhū
hóu
guó
 

The state of Qi was a small vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty period.

rén
yōu
tiān
de
diǎn
jiù
chū
guó
 

The allusion 'the man from Qi who worried the sky would fall' comes from the state of Qi.

Kǎo
xué
jiā
zài
nán
xiàn
xiàn
le
guó
de
zhǐ
 

Archaeologists discovered the ruins of the state of Qi in Qixian County, Henan.