qí

圻

Character · Noun

boundary; surname

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

boundary; border

archaic

A literary or classical Chinese term for a border or frontier. Rarely used in modern spoken language.

Zhèn镇
shǒu守
biān边
qí圻
 。

To guard the frontier border.

Qí其
dì地
guǎng广
mào袤
qiān千
lǐ里
 ，
qí圻
jiè界
fēn分
míng明
 。

The land extends for thousands of miles, with its borders clearly defined.

2.

noun

surname Qi

formal

A Chinese surname.

Qí圻
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
de的
lín邻
jū居
 。

Mr. Qi is my neighbor.

Zhè这
ge个
xìng姓
shì氏
bǐ比
jiào较
shǎo少
jiàn见
 ，
bǐ比
rú如
lì历
shǐ史
rén人
wù物
Qí圻
Wén文
 。

This surname is relatively rare; for example, the historical figure Qi Wen.