埼 (qí) — headland, promontory (a narrow piece of land that juts out into the sea)
Definition
Literary/literary-style noun for a headland or cape — the kind of place name (e.g. 黄埼) used in classical-style or place-name writing. Rare in everyday speech.
noun
headlandpromontory (a narrow piece of land that juts out into the sea)
Measure word · 座
Easily confused
- 椅yīlook-alike(bound form) chair (used in compounds like 椅子, 轮椅)
- 其qísound-alike(possessive pronoun: his, her, its, their (used before a noun)
- 琦qílook-alikefine jade; excellent (used in literary compounds and names)
- 骑qísound-aliketo ride (a horse, bike, or other vehicle one sits astride)
- 绮qǐlook-alike(bound form) patterned silk fabric
- 齐qísound-alike(adjective) neat, even, uniform
Examples
- 埼，。Chuán rào guò huáng qí zhī hòu, hǎi miàn tū rán kāi kuò le.After the boat went around Huangqi, the sea suddenly opened up.
- 埼。Zhè ge huáng qí shàng yǒu zuò gǔ lǎo de dēng tǎ.There is an old lighthouse on this Huangqi.
- 埼。Yú mín bǎ chuán tíng kào zài huáng qí de bèi fēng chù.The fishermen moored their boat in the lee of Huangqi.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
埼 has 土 (earth) on the left and 奇 on the right, where 奇 gives the character its sound.
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