qí
岐
mountain name; surname; variant of 歧
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Meanings
3 senses · 6 examplesnoun
Qi Mountain (a mountain name); Qishan (a place name)
Specifically refers to a mountain and a county in Shaanxi Province, historically significant in Chinese culture.
Qí岐
Shān山
shì是
Zhōu周
cháo朝
de的
fā发
yuán源
dì地
zhī之
yī一
。
Qi Mountain is one of the birthplaces of the Zhou Dynasty.
Tā他
lái来
zì自
Shǎn陕
xī西
Qí岐
Shān山
。
He is from Qishan, Shaanxi.
adj
forked; divergent; different
literaryA literary variant of 歧 (qí), meaning forked or divergent. Used in classical or formal texts.
Dào道
lù路
qí岐
chū出
，
mò莫
zhī知
suǒ所
cóng从
。
The road forked, and one did not know which way to go.
Cǐ此
nǎi乃
qí岐
yì议
，
wèi未
néng能
tǒng统
yī一
。
These are divergent opinions and cannot be unified.
noun
a surname
A Chinese surname.
Zhè这
wèi位
jiào教
shòu授
xìng姓
Qí岐
。
This professor's surname is Qi.
Qí岐
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
xīn新
lín邻
jū居
。
Mr. Qi is our new neighbor.