淇
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qí · a river in Henan province

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Learn every stroke in 淇

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

氵Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

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Example sentences

Notice where 淇 sits in each complete thought.

Zǎo shàng hǎo 、 xiàn zài wǒ yǒu bīng qí lín.早上好、现在我有冰淇淋。

Good morning, right now I have ice cream.

Source: Tatoeba #11169175 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng qù chī gè bīng qí lín.我想去吃个冰淇淋。

I want to go eat an ice cream.

Source: Tatoeba #10038372 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng chī bīng qí lín le.我想吃冰淇淋了。

I want to eat ice cream.

Source: Tatoeba #12422345 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yì chī bīng qí lín jiù gāo xīng.我一吃冰淇淋就高興。

I never have an ice cream without feeling happy.

Source: Tatoeba #5581626 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rú guǒ nǐ mǎi gěi wǒ bīng qí lín, wǒ jiù qīn nǐ yí xià.如果你買給我冰淇淋,我就親你一下。

If you buy me an ice cream, I'll give you a kiss.

Source: Tatoeba #4830638 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ chī le hēi zhī má bīng qí lín.我吃了黑芝麻冰淇淋。

I ate black sesame ice cream.

Source: Tatoeba #9779598 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 淇 in context

  1. Say qí, then recall the core meaning: a river in Henan province.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 淇淋 (qí lín), meaning “cream”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 淇 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.