Read Edit View history 乞 qǐ HSK7 beg Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Originally a variant of 气, which depicts a gust of air. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas qǐ ×qì × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 乞 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 413, 838 ], [ 432, 811 ], [ 439, 789 ], [ 368, 662 ], [ 262, 550 ], [ 169, 487 ] ], [ [ 368, 618 ], [ 471, 625 ], [ 679, 675 ], [ 740, 676 ] ], [ [ 223, 430 ], [ 268, 418 ], [ 303, 420 ], [ 484, 466 ], [ 524, 464 ], [ 545, 448 ], [ 527, 418 ], [ 395, 274 ], [ 360, 223 ], [ 331, 156 ], [ 329, 112 ], [ 346, 73 ], [ 394, 36 ], [ 447, 18 ], [ 567, 3 ], [ 686, 4 ], [ 789, 21 ], [ 857, 49 ], [ 885, 70 ], [ 887, 86 ], [ 882, 260 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 378 638 Q 477 771 485 780 Q 497 793 483 810 Q 437 852 412 850 Q 399 849 401 833 Q 402 713 250 565 Q 208 534 158 489 Q 148 473 165 477 Q 190 478 226 502 Q 304 554 359 616 L 378 638 Z", "M 359 616 Q 389 586 469 599 L 689 645 Q 740 657 747 664 Q 757 673 752 682 Q 743 695 710 704 Q 676 711 642 697 Q 585 678 524 662 Q 457 647 378 638 C 348 634 337 633 359 616 Z", "M 912 25 Q 945 41 934 81 Q 910 145 896 241 Q 895 260 886 270 Q 879 279 874 253 Q 864 165 848 106 Q 836 84 812 70 Q 692 13 453 49 Q 414 56 393 70 Q 359 89 354 119 Q 339 174 427 275 Q 466 318 560 392 Q 584 411 612 424 Q 628 430 631 439 Q 638 454 619 469 Q 585 493 545 507 Q 533 511 517 503 Q 438 469 394 459 Q 330 446 232 441 Q 219 442 214 434 Q 211 425 225 414 Q 243 398 258 394 Q 289 387 334 403 Q 484 452 491 441 Q 495 437 487 430 Q 318 228 307 149 Q 300 113 310 90 Q 314 62 341 40 Q 432 -51 722 -25 Q 726 -24 733 -24 Q 815 -17 912 25 Z" ] } 3 strokes 乞 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 413, 838 ], [ 432, 811 ], [ 439, 789 ], [ 368, 662 ], [ 262, 550 ], [ 169, 487 ] ], [ [ 368, 618 ], [ 471, 625 ], [ 679, 675 ], [ 740, 676 ] ], [ [ 223, 430 ], [ 268, 418 ], [ 303, 420 ], [ 484, 466 ], [ 524, 464 ], [ 545, 448 ], [ 527, 418 ], [ 395, 274 ], [ 360, 223 ], [ 331, 156 ], [ 329, 112 ], [ 346, 73 ], [ 394, 36 ], [ 447, 18 ], [ 567, 3 ], [ 686, 4 ], [ 789, 21 ], [ 857, 49 ], [ 885, 70 ], [ 887, 86 ], [ 882, 260 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 378 638 Q 477 771 485 780 Q 497 793 483 810 Q 437 852 412 850 Q 399 849 401 833 Q 402 713 250 565 Q 208 534 158 489 Q 148 473 165 477 Q 190 478 226 502 Q 304 554 359 616 L 378 638 Z", "M 359 616 Q 389 586 469 599 L 689 645 Q 740 657 747 664 Q 757 673 752 682 Q 743 695 710 704 Q 676 711 642 697 Q 585 678 524 662 Q 457 647 378 638 C 348 634 337 633 359 616 Z", "M 912 25 Q 945 41 934 81 Q 910 145 896 241 Q 895 260 886 270 Q 879 279 874 253 Q 864 165 848 106 Q 836 84 812 70 Q 692 13 453 49 Q 414 56 393 70 Q 359 89 354 119 Q 339 174 427 275 Q 466 318 560 392 Q 584 411 612 424 Q 628 430 631 439 Q 638 454 619 469 Q 585 493 545 507 Q 533 511 517 503 Q 438 469 394 459 Q 330 446 232 441 Q 219 442 214 434 Q 211 425 225 414 Q 243 398 258 394 Q 289 387 334 403 Q 484 452 491 441 Q 495 437 487 430 Q 318 228 307 149 Q 300 113 310 90 Q 314 62 341 40 Q 432 -51 722 -25 Q 726 -24 733 -24 Q 815 -17 912 25 Z" ] } 3 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.