Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 奇 represents the sound.
Components
Simplified (骑)
Notes
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Similar Characters
嗎 yes or no (trad)媽 mama (trad)瑪 Mary (trad)碼 numeral (trad)罵 scold (trad/jp)螞 leech-hopper (trad)羈 halter (trad)闖 rush (trad)馭 control (trad)馮 Feng (trad)馱 carry on back (trad)馳 gallop (trad)馴 tame (trad)駁 refute (trad)駐 be stationed (trad/jp)駑 horse (trad)駒 fleet (trad/jp)駕 drive (trad)駙 extra (trad)駛 maneuver (trad)
Historical Evolution
骑
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
骑
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
骑
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
骑
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
骑
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
骑
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
骑
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
骑
Regular
Modern
Chinese
骑 / 騎 [jì]
(Tw) saddle horse; mounted soldier
骑 / 騎 [qí]
to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
Japanese
counter for horsemen
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (33)
骑士 [qíshì] #2,496
horseman
骑兵 [qíbīng] #9,451
cavalry
骑马 [qímǎ] #5,379
to ride a horse
骑车 [qíchē] #7,222
to cycle
骑警 [qíjǐng] #8,869
mounted police (on horse or motorbike)
坐骑 [zuòqí] #19,268
saddle horse
铁骑 [tiěqí] #22,689
armored horses
轻骑 [qīngqí] #36,677
light cavalry
骑术 [qíshù] #27,957
equestrianism
骑虎难下 [qíhǔnánxià] #33,153
if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
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JAPANESE WORDS (49)
⭐ 騎士 [きし] #3,029
(medieval) knight
騎士団 [きしだん] #8,170
order of chivalry
⭐ 騎馬 [きば] #12,344
horse riding
⭐ 騎兵 [きへい] #15,077
cavalry
⭐ 一騎打ち [いっきうち] #18,327
single combat
騎乗 [きじょう] #19,146
riding (on horseback)
騎士道 [きしどう] #28,133
chivalry
一騎 [いっき] #28,332
one horseman
一騎当千 [いっきとうせん] #31,359
being a match for a thousand
単騎 [たんき] #31,817
single horseman
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