Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

paint; lacquer

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “qi” becomes a different word in each tone. 漆 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 油漆yóu qīoil paints; lacquer; to paint
  • 生漆shēng qīraw lacquer
  • 金漆jīn qīcopper paint; fake gold leaf
  • 光漆guāng qīgloss paint; glossy varnish; gloss-finish coating
  • 漆布qī bùvarnished cloth; linoleum

Example Sentence

工人给旧门刷上了一层新漆。Gōng rén gěi jiù mén shuā shàng le yì céng xīn qī.The worker painted a new coat of paint on the old door.

工人Gōng rénworkergěitojiùoldménway to do sthshuāa brushshàngonle(completed action)一层yì céngone layerxīnnewpaint