凄 qī
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 冫 — ice
- Made of
- 冫 ice 妻 wife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
凄凉
qīliáng
bleak; desolate; miserable
Characters in this word
凉 liáng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 冫 — ice
- Made of
- 冫 ice 京 capital city
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 老码头被废弃多年，风一吹，整片区域显得格外凄凉。 Lǎo mǎtóu bèi fèiqì duō nián, fēng yì chuī, zhěng piàn qūyù xiǎnde géwài qīliáng. The old pier had been abandoned for years; whenever the wind blew, the whole area seemed especially desolate.
- 秋风吹过空荡荡的田野，显得十分凄凉。 Qiūfēng chuīguò kōngdàngdàng de tiányě, xiǎnde shífēn qīliáng. Autumn wind sweeping across empty fields looks very desolate.
- 老人一个人过年，心里觉得很凄凉。 Lǎorén yí ge rén guònián, xīnli juéde hěn qīliáng. The old man spent the New Year alone and felt very desolate inside.
Related words
- 凉 liáng cool; cold
- 凉快 liángkuai pleasantly cool
- 凉水 liángshuǐ cold water
- 荒凉 huāngliáng desolate; bleak
- 凉爽 liángshuǎng cool and refreshing
- 清凉 qīngliáng cool and refreshing
- 伤感 shānggǎn sentimental; melancholy
- 清静 qīngjìng quiet; peaceful; tranquil
- 可悲 kěbēi lamentable; sad
- 平淡 píngdàn plain; dull; uneventful
- 苦难 kǔnàn suffering; hardship
- 空虚 kōngxū empty; hollow; void