骑
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to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,705 U+9A91
How 骑 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
马 (semantic, “horse”) + 奇 (phonetic, qí)
How to remember it
ride · Heisig RSH #1458
马 horse + 奇 strange
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 奇
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 奇 (qí) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奇 sound component | qí | strange, unusual, odd; uncanny, occult |
| 寄 | jì | to mail, to send, to transit; to deposit, to entrust; to rely on |
| 椅 | yǐ | chair, seat |
| 绮 | qǐ | fine silk; elegant, beautiful |
| 倚 | yǐ | to rely on, to depend on |
| 崎 | qí | rough, uneven; jagged, rugged |
| 旖 | yǐ | romantic; tender, charming |
| 犄 | jī | animal horns |
| 猗 | yī | exclamation of admiration |
| 剞 | jī | carving or engraving; knife; grave |
| 埼 | qí | headland |
| 琦 | qí | jade, gem, precious stone |
| 掎 | jǐ | to pull, to drag; to drag one's feet |
| 欹 | yī | pleading interjection |
Words containing 骑
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 骑虎难下 | qí hǔ nán xià | if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway |
| 势成骑虎 | shì chéng qí hǔ | if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway |
| 皇家骑警 | huáng jiā qí jǐng | Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canadian federal and national police force; Mounties |
| 骑马找马 | qí mǎ zhǎo mǎ | (idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while … |
| 骑鹤上扬州 | qí hè shàng Yáng zhōu | lit. to ride a crane to Yangzhou (idiom); to get an official position |
| 骑马 | qí mǎ | to ride a horse |
| 骑行 | qí xíng | to ride (a bicycle, horse, motorbike etc); cycling; horseback riding; motorbike riding |
| 骑手 | qí shǒu | horse rider; equestrian; jockey; bike rider |
| 骑车 | qí chē | to ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle) |
| 一骑绝尘 | yī qí jué chén | (idiom) to lead the pack by a wide margin; to leave one's competitors trailing behind in o… |
| 骑士 | qí shì | knight; cavalier; (Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc) |
| 骑警队 | qí jǐng duì | mounted police detachment (on horse or motorbike) |
| 铁骑 | tiě qí | armored horses; crack horsemen |
| 骑师 | qí shī | jockey; horse rider; horseman; equestrian |
| 骑射 | qí shè | equestrian archery; riding and shooting |
| 骑鹤化 | qí hè huà | (Daoism) to die |
| 骑术 | qí shù | equestrianism; horsemanship |
| 骑兵 | qí bīng | cavalry |
| 游侠骑士 | yóu xiá qí shì | a knight-errant |
| 骑枪 | qí qiāng | carbine; lance |