Character

七

qī HSK 7

七 qī HSK 7

1. the number seven (6+1)
2. each seven-day memorial period after death (totaling seven periods up to the 49th day)
3. a surname

Words using 七 as qī (2)

1 七嘴八舌 qī zuǐ bā shé — all talking at once HSK 7
- 七 seven (indicating multiplicity)
- 嘴 mouth (representing people speaking)
- 八 eight (emphasizing multiplicity)
- 舌 tongue (representing speech)
Example

听到这个消息，同学们七嘴八舌地议论起来。

tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi tóng xué men qī zuǐ bā shé de yì lùn qǐ lái

Hearing this news, the classmates all started talking at once.
2 乱七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo — messy; in a mess; chaotic HSK 7
- 乱 chaos; disorder
- 七 seven (used idiomatically with 八 to suggest randomness)
- 八 eight (used idiomatically with 七 to suggest randomness)
- 糟 terrible; in a mess; bad condition
Example

他的房间乱七八糟的，到处都是衣服。

tā de fáng jiān luàn qī bā zāo de dào chù dōu shì yī fu

His room is a mess, with clothes everywhere.

Structure & writing

七 qī — the number seven (6+1)

七 is a component in 2 characters

HSK 4

切 qiē to cut (with a knife, dividing into parts)

HSK 7

皂 zào black (color)

七 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order