Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "葺", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "葺", and master the standard way of writing the character "葺".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 葺
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "葺" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
葺
[qì]
【Verb】
1. The original meaning is to cover a house with thatch; later, it refers to the repair of buildings: e.g., to cover the walls; to repair a house (thatch house); to mend.
(Original meaning: cover a roof with straw; later refers to repairing a house.)
2. To accumulate; to overlap: e.g., to overlap.
(To accumulate or overlap.)
3. To polish.
(To polish.)
4. To renovate; to dredge.
(To renovate or dredge.)
5. To overlap; to accumulate.
(To overlap or accumulate.)
6. A homophone for "缉"; to track down and arrest.
(To track down and arrest.)
引
1. From "说文": "葺" means thatch.
2. From "广雅": "葺" means to cover.
3. From "考工记·匠人": "葺屋参分."
4. From "楚辞·湘夫人": "Arranging the thatch on the lotus house."
例
"葺茅" (to cover with thatch); "葺屋" (to repair a thatch house).
(Examples: to cover with thatch; to repair a thatched house.)
"复葺南阁子."
(Example: to renovate the Southern Pavilion.)
"葺治" (to repair); "葺理" (to fix); "葺缮" (to mend or repair).