qiè

契约

Word · Verb · Proper nounTraditional契

ancient equivalent of 'carve'; ancestor of the Shang dynasty

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 2 examples
1.

verb

to carve; to engrave

archaic

Ancient variant of 锲 (qiè).

 《
Shī诗
jīng经
 》
yǒu有
yún云
 ：
 “
Yuán爰
qiè契
wǒ我
guī龟
 。
 ”

The Book of Songs says: 'Then I carved my turtle shell.'

2.

proper noun

Qi (Xie), legendary ancestor of the Shang dynasty

archaic

A figure from Chinese mythology and history.

Qiè契
shì是
Shāng商
mín民
zú族
de的
shǐ始
zǔ祖
 。

Qi (Xie) is the legendary ancestor of the Shang people.