How to write 蹊

蹊 [qī] 1. [蹊跷] (qīqiáo) Strange, suspicious: This matter is a bit ~. 2. Small path: "The proverb says: The peach and plum trees do not speak, but a path forms beneath them by itself." ~ road (a path, as in "to open up a ~"). 3. Tread on: "Leading the cow to ~ on someone else's field and seizing the cow." 蹊 [xī] 1. Small road, also broadly refers to a path ([En.] footpath; road). 2. Route; way ([En.] route; way). 蹊 [xī] (verb) 1. Tread on; trample underfoot ([En.] tread on; trample under foot). 2. See also qī. 蹊 [xī] 1. The original meaning is to wait. 2. Character formation: It is a phonetic compound, consisting of the meaning related to feet and the phonetic element "xī". 引: 1. From "Guangya":蹊, refers to path. 2. From "Shiming": The path where one walks is called 蹊. 3. From "Changdi Fu" by Ma Rong: Hence, the measure has no 蹊. 4. From "Sixiang Fu" by Zhang Heng: Not recognizing the source of 蹊. 5. From "Romance of the Three Kingdoms": The net and trap fill the 蹊, burying the path. 6. From "Records of the Grand Historian": The peach and plum trees do not speak, but a path forms beneath them by itself. 7. From "Mencius": The path through the mountain is ~ between intermediaries, yet it becomes a road when used. 8. From Du Fu's "Walking Alone by the River": Huang Si's home is full of flowers along the 蹊. 9. From "Shangjunshu": The path of the city is a thousand to one. 例: Also like: 蹊磴 (stone steps on a mountain path); 蹊路 (narrow road). 2. Route; way ([En.] route; way). 例: Such as: 蹊径; 蹊隧 (a means of access). 蹊 [xī] (verb) 1. Tread on ([En.] tread on; trample under foot). 引: 1. From "Zuo Zhuan": Leading the cow to ~ on someone else's field. 例: Also like: 蹊践 (to tread upon); 蹊田 (trample on fields); 蹊田夺牛 (to exploit in a minor offense, heavy punishment). 2. See also qī.