碶 (qì) - Qi — refers to a sluice gate or

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qì ｜ 14 strokes ｜ radical:

七器

碶 · qì

Qi — refers to a sluice gate or water gate, typically built with stone, used for controlling water flow in irrigation systems or coastal areas.

Qi — refers to a sluice gate or

Usage highlights

stone sluice gateancient sluicecoastal sluiceQi BridgeQi Gaterepair the sluice

Synonyms

  • 闸— sluice gate, lock gate
  • 水门— water gate

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient sluice gate (古碶) controlled irrigation for the rice fields.
  • They built a stone water gate (石碶) to manage tidal flows.
  • This coastal sluice (海碶) protects against saltwater intrusion.
  • The Qi Bridge (碶桥) spans the water channel near the gate.

Collocations

  • stone sluice gate(石碶)
  • ancient sluice(古碶)
  • coastal sluice(海碶)
  • Qi Bridge(碶桥)
  • Qi Gate(碶门)
  • repair the sluice(修碶)

Idioms

  • Repairing dikes and building sluices(修堤建碶)
  • Stone sluice controlling tides(石碶控潮)
  • Ancient sluice still functioning(古碶犹存)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 碶 characters are commonly found in place names in coastal regions of Zhejiang and Fujian provinces.
  • These structures represent ancient Chinese hydraulic engineering wisdom for agriculture and flood control.
  • Many 碶 structures date back to the Tang and Song dynasties and are considered cultural heritage sites.

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