七 (qī) — seven
Definition
Examples
- 。Xiàn zài qī diǎn le.It's seven o'clock now.
- 七。Wǒ yǒu qī gè píng guǒ.I have seven apples.
- 七。Tā qī suì.He is seven years old.
Origin
Pictograph六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíngA drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.
The shape of 七 comes from two crossing lines: the top line runs left to right, and the next line goes down and across.
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