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Meaning of 凄

Pinyin qī

Radical

冫

Strokes

Definition

intense cold / mournful, sorrowful

Usage

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凄 (qī) 1. 寒冷 (Chill; cold) Examples: 风雨～～ (Wind and rain are cold). ～风苦雨 (Cold wind and bitter rain). ～清 (Cold and clear). ～寒 (Chilly). 2. 悲伤 (Sad) Examples: ～惨 (Miserable). ～恻 (Heart-wrenching). ～楚 (Sorrowful). ～怆 (Grieving). ～然 (Sorrowful). ～切 (Acute sadness). ～怨 (Resentful sorrow). ～厉 (Sorrowful and lamenting). ～咽 (Sorrowful choking). ～婉 (Sorrowful and graceful). 3. 冷落静寂 (Bleak and desolate) Examples: ～凉 (Chill and desolate). ～寂 (Quiet and lonely). ～艳 (Bleak beauty). Meaning Analysis: 1. Original meaning: The appearance of clouds and rain (cloudy and rainy). Example: 『说文解字』: 凄, 雨云起也. (Rain clouds rise.) and 《诗·小雅·大田》: 有渰淒淒. (Describes the cloudy appearance). Related terms: 凄凄 (The appearance of rising clouds). 2. Coldness (Chill; cold). Examples: 《诗·邶风·绿衣》: 淒其以风. (Cold winds). 《吕氏春秋·有始》: 西南曰淒风. (Cold wind from the southwest). 《汉书·外戚传》: 秋气潜以淒泪兮. (Chilly autumn with hidden tears). Related terms: 凄其 (Chilly appearance); 凄凄 (Cold); 凄急 (Cold and swift); 凄风 (Chilly wind); 凄凛 (Cold). 3. Bleakness (Miserable; be bleak and desolate). Example: 钟嵘《诗品》: 善为凄戾之词. (Good at writing melancholy poetry). Related terms: 凄断 (Extremely bleak and painful); 凄瑟 (Miserable and desolate); 凄单 (Lonely and desolate); 凄亮 (Bleak and bright); 凄戾 (Sadness and bitterness); 凄神 (Evokes melancholy emotions). 4. Sorrow and grief (Sad). Related terms: 凄绝 (Very bleak or sad); 凄沧 (Cold and desolate); 凄惋 (Mournful); 凄洏 (Sorrowful tears).

凄厉 qī lì

mournful (sound)

凄惨 qī cǎn

plaintive / mournful / miserable

凄然 qī rán

distressed

凄苦 qī kǔ

bleak / miserable

凄楚 qī chǔ

sad / wretched / miserable

凄惶 qī huáng

distressed and terrified / distraught (literary)

凄清 qī qīng

somber / cheerless

凄婉 qī wǎn

melancholy / moving and sad / sweet and piteous

凄恻 qī cè

heartbroken / sorrowful

凄美 qī měi

poignant / sad and beautiful

凄怆 qī chuàng

pitiful / painful / heartrending

凄切 qī qiè

mournful

凄冷 qī lěng

cold / bleak

凄凄惨惨 qī qī cǎn cǎn

heartbreaking / distressing / desolating

悲凄 bēi qī

pitiable / sorrowful

凄迷 qī mí

pained and bewildered

凄风苦雨 qī fēng kǔ yǔ

lit. bleak wind and icy rain (idiom) / fig. hardships / miserable circumstances

凄凉 qī liáng

desolate (place)