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漆

qī

paint; lacquer; to paint

A person brushes red lacquer onto a wooden box
Memory picture

Character

漆 qī

Strokes
14
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 桼 the varnish tree
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 工匠在木盒表面反复上漆,使纹理在暗光下仍然清晰可见。 Gōngjiàng zài mùhé biǎomiàn fǎnfù shàng qī, shǐ wénlǐ zài ànguāng xià réngrán qīngxī kějiàn. The craftsman repeatedly lacquered the surface of the wooden box, making the grain still clearly visible in dim light.
  • 爸爸正在给门漆上新的红色。 Bàba zhèngzài gěi mén qī shàng xīn de hóngsè. Dad is painting a fresh red onto the door.
  • 这张老桌子的漆已经掉了很多。 Zhè zhāng lǎo zhuōzi de qī yǐjīng diào le hěn duō. A lot of the lacquer on this old table has come off.

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