Qǐ
杞 (Qǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “Qi, a Zhou Dynasty vassal state; surname Qi”.
Meanings
- 1Qi, a Zhou Dynasty vassal state
- 2surname Qi
Related words
杞人忧天lit. like the man of 杞[Qi3] who feared the sky would fall (idiom)枸杞wolfberry (Lycium chinense)杞Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense)杞梓之林(idiom) a multitude of talented people枸杞子goji berry柳杞willow杞人之忧lit. the fear held by a man of 杞[Qi3] that the sky would fall (idiom)杞县Qi County or Qixian, a county in Kaifeng City 開封市|开封市[Kai1 feng1 Shi4], Henan杞国the State of Qǐ in modern Qǐ county 杞縣|杞县, Henan (c. 1500-445 BC), a small vassal state of Shang and Western Zhou for most of its existence杞妇the wife of 杞梁[Qi3 Liang2], a senior official of the state of Qi 杞[Qi3] who died on a military expedition杞国之忧see 杞人之憂|杞人之忧[Qi3 ren2 zhi1 you1]杞国忧天see 杞人憂天|杞人忧天[Qi3 ren2 you1 tian1]