WHOLE CHARACTER
骑
to ride (an animal or a bike) (跨坐在牲畜或其他东西上); cavalry; mounted troops (骑兵)
骑 is the horse radical plus 奇 (qí, the exact sound): 骑车 'ride a bike', 骑马 'ride a horse', 骑兵 'cavalry'.
ZDIC: 形声，从马、奇声.
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骑
to ride (an animal or a bike) (跨坐在牲畜或其他东西上); cavalry; mounted troops (骑兵)
骑 is the horse radical plus 奇 (qí, the exact sound): 骑车 'ride a bike', 骑马 'ride a horse', 骑兵 'cavalry'.
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
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ZDIC: 形声，从马、奇声.
MEANING: THE HORSE RADICAL
马
horse
Sound clue in simplified 妈.
In 骑: meaning: the horse radical Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
SOUND: 奇 (QÍ)
奇
rare; surprising (qí); odd number (jī)
A standalone character (qí, strange; jī, odd number); when a character keeps it as a piece, the sound role is stated on that character's page.
In 骑: sound: 奇 (qí) qí matches 奇 exactly in initial, final, and tone.
Tone 2
- to ride (an animal or a bike) (跨坐在牲畜或其他东西上)
- cavalry; mounted troops (骑兵)
- 骑车to ride a bike
- 骑马to ride a horse
- 骑兵cavalry
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