戚

qī

relative; be related to; sad

How to write 戚, stroke by stroke

variant of 戚; grief; sorrow; variant of 戚; surname Qi; (bound form) relatives; kin; (bound form) grief; sorrow; (old) battle-axe

Ideographic: A younger brother 尗 killed in a war 戈

Made of 戊 + 尗

亲戚qīn qia relative (i.e. family relation)
哀戚āi qīsorrow; grief
悲戚bēi qīmournful
戚戚qī qīsorrowful; distressed
戚友qī yǒurelatives and friends
戚属qī shǔrelative; family member; dependent
戚族qī zúfamily members; fellow clansman
戚谊qī yìrelation; close friendship
熊亲戚xióng qīn qi(coll.) busybody relative
走亲戚zǒu qīn qito visit relatives
乡戚xiāng qia relative; a family member
鼓盆之戚gǔ pén zhī qīdrumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 庄子 grieving for his lost wife); fig. grief for a lost wife

我们不是她的亲戚。
wǒ men bú shì tā de qīn qi 。
We are not her relatives.
我太太的所有亲戚都是我的姻亲。
wǒ tài tài de suǒ yǒu qīn qi dōu shì wǒ de yīn qīn 。
All of my wife's relatives are my in-laws.
我常常访问我的亲戚。
wǒ cháng cháng fǎng wèn wǒ de qīn qi 。
I often visit my relatives.
一个好朋友胜过十个亲戚。
yí gè hǎo péng yǒu shèng guò shí gè qīn qi 。
One good friend is better than ten relatives.
她没有任何亲戚朋友照顾她。
tā méi yǒu rèn hé qīn qi péng yǒu zhào gù tā 。
She doesn't have any friends or relatives to take care of her.