棲 (cai1 sai1 | qi1 xi1) : perch; roost; dwell; stay

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棲

cai1 sai1

qi1 xi1

(jyutping) cai1, (pinyin) qi1
[1] (of birds) perch; roost
[2] dwell; stay; reside; settle

(jyutping) sai1, (pinyin) xi1
[adj] restless; fidgety

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

棲 / 栖

This word has been viewed 2924 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Dec 2010 04:23

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兩棲 loeng5 cai1 liang3 qi1 = amphibious; dual-talented; able to work in two different lines

兩棲動物 loeng5 cai1 dung6 mat6 liang3 qi1 dong4 wu4 = amphibian; amphibious animals

兩棲類 loeng5 cai1 leoi6 liang3 qi1 lei4 = [bio.] amphibian

棲境 cai1 ging2 qi1 jing4 = habitat

棲身之所 cai1 san1 zi1 so2 qi1 shen1 zhi1 suo3 = a place to stay; a place to sojourn

棲息 cai1 sik1 qi1 xi2 [TW]/ xi1 [PRC] = (of birds) to perch; rest

棲息地 cai1 sik1 dei6 qi1 xi2 [TW] / xi1 [PRC] di4 = habitat

棲霞 cai1 haa4 xi1 xia2 = Xixia (place in Shandong)

梧棲鎮 ng4 cai1 zan3 wu2 qi1 zhen4 = Wuchi (town in Taiwan)

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Decimal representation of this word: 棲
Unicode code for this character: U+68f2 (off-site link)

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