杞 Stroke Order

杞 [qǐ] 1. A name of a vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty in China, located around present-day Qi County in Henan Province. 在中国周代的诸侯国家名，位于今河南省杞县一带。 Example: "杞人忧天" (Qi people worry about the sky), a metaphor for unnecessary or baseless worries. 2. A surname. 姓。 3. (Botanical sense) A plant name referring to the Chinese wolfberry, which is a deciduous shrub in the nightshade family. The berries are oval-shaped and red. Its fruits and root bark (地骨皮) can be used medicinally. (植物意义) 一种植物名，指的是枸杞，属于茄科的落叶小灌木。浆果呈卵圆形，红色。其果实和根皮（地骨皮）可入药。 - References: 1. Shuowen Jiezi (说文解字): "杞, 枸杞也." 2. "The Book of Songs" (诗经·小雅): "南山有杞." 3. "Zuo Tradition" (左传): "我有圃生之杞乎." 4. Du Fu's "The Song of the War Cart": "千村万落生荆杞." 4. Additionally: For example, "杞狗" (referring to a dog transformed from the wolfberry) and "杞楠" (names of two trees, both good hardwoods). 例如: "杞狗"（指枸杞所化之犬）和"杞楠"（二木名，均为良木）。