Meaning
intense cold; mournful; sorrowful
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “qi” becomes a different word in each tone. 凄 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
- 凄凉qī liángmournful; miserable
- 凄然qī rándistressed
- 凄美qī měipoignant; sad and beautiful
- 凄清qī qīngsomber; cheerless
- 凄切qī qièmournful
Example Sentence
深秋的夜晚，风声听起来有些凄凉。Shēn qiū de yè wǎn, fēng shēng tīng qǐ lái yǒu xiē qī liáng.On a late-autumn night, the sound of the wind seems a bit dreary.
深秋Shēn qiūlate autumn的deof夜晚yè wǎnnight，风声fēng shēngsound of the wind听起来tīng qǐ láito sound like有些yǒu xiēsome凄凉qī liángmournful。