契 — Chinese character
契
qì
deed, bond, contract; to engrave
- Pinyin
- qì
- Radical
- 37 ⼤ (Big)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 丰 刀 大
- Formation
- ideographic — A contract signed by cutting 刀 notches 丰 in wood 木 (now changed to 大)
- Japanese
- 契 as a kanji
Common words with 契
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 契约 (契約) | qì yuē | agreement; contract |
| 契机 (契機) | qì jī | opportunity; turning point |
| 默契 | mò qì | tacit understanding; unwritten agreement; rapport |
| 契合 | qì hé | agreement; to agree |
| 地契 | dì qì | title deed (for land); 张 (zhāng),份 (fèn) |
| 团契 (團契) | tuán qì | Christian association; fellowship |
| 卖身契 (賣身契) | mài shēn qì | contract selling a person into servitude |
| 投契 | tóu qì | to get along well (with sb); congenial |
| 契据 (契據) | qì jù | deed |
| 房契 | fáng qì | deed (for a house); 张 (zhāng),份 (fèn) |
| 相契 | xiāng qì | (literary) to be a good match |
| 交契 | jiāo qì | friendship |
契 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Mencius 1
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