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岐

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variant of 歧[qi2]

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Strokes
7
Radical
山 +4
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
岐
Common rank
#3,397
Unicode
U+5C90

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Formation & memory

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How 岐 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

山 meaning “mountain” + 支 sound ( zhī )

Components 山 支

Words with 岐

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
八岐大蛇 Bā qí Dà shé Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Ni…
岐山县 Qí shān Xiàn Qishan, a county in Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi
王岐山 Wáng Qí shān Wang Qishan (1948-), PRC politician
岐山 Qí shān see 岐山縣|岐山县[Qi2 shan1 Xian4]
岐视 qí shì variant of 歧視|歧视[qi2 shi4]
赵岐 Zhào Qí Zhao Qi (-201 BC), early Han commentator on Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3]
岐阜 Qí fù Gifu (prefecture in Japan)

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 支 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
支 sound part zhī to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)
技 jì ability, talent; skill, technique
鼓 gǔ drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse
翅 chì wings; fins
枝 zhī branches, limbs; to branch off
肢 zhī limbs
歧 qí to diverge, to fork; a branch; a side road
跂 qí to creep, to crawl
吱 zhī to chirp; to hiss; to squeak
豉 chǐ fermented beans
忮 zhì stubborn; perverse; aggressive
庋 guǐ cupboard, pantry
芰 jì water caltrop