qì碛（磧）
碛（磧）
technical
archaic
Meaning of 碛
碛 means shoal; gravelly shallows; a shallow area formed by accumulated sand and gravel; desert; sandy wasteland. Pronounced qì.
- shoal; gravelly shallows; a shallow area formed by accumulated sand and gravel
- desert; sandy wasteland
Character Info
Radical石
Strokes16
Stroke Order
碛
Definitions & Examples
Chuán船
zhī只
xiǎo小
xīn心
dì地
rào绕
guò过
hé河
zhōng中
de的
qì碛
。
The ship carefully navigated around the shoal in the river.
Cháng长
Jiāng江
Sān三
Xiá峡
yī一
dài带
gǔ古
shí时
duō多
xiǎn险
qì碛
。
There were many dangerous shoals in the area of the Three Gorges in ancient times.
Zhè这
ge个
gǔ古
dì地
míng名
zhōng中
de的
“
qì碛
”
zhǐ指
de的
shì是
shí石
tān滩
。
The 'qi' in this ancient place name refers to a stony shoal.