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契 - qì

deed, contract, bond; engrave

deed, contract, bond; engrave

How to read 契

Click 契 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishdeed, contract, bond; engrave
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

契丹 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 契卡. Please read 契合 one more time.

Common words with this character

Qidan or Khitan, ethnic group in ancient China, a branch of the Eastern Hu people inhabiting the valley of the Xar Murun River in the upper reaches of the Liao River 遼河|辽河[Liao2 He2]
Cheka, a Soviet secret police agency, forerunner of the KGB
agreement; to agree; to get on with
adoptive mother

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 契 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 契丹 and 契卡 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 契.