Usage of the character 七

seven
7

shíqī

十七

[十七]

seventeen
17

tóuqī

头七

[頭七]

the 7th day after a person's death
the first 7-day period after a person's death

Qīxǐ

七喜

[七喜]

7 Up (soft drink)
Hedy Holding Co., PRC computer manufacturer

qīqíng

七情

[七情]

seven emotional states
seven affects of traditional Chinese medical theory and therapy, namely: joy 喜 (xǐ), anger 怒 (nù), anxiety 憂／忧 (yōu), thought 思 (sī), grief 悲 (bēi), fear 恐 (kǒng), fright 驚／惊 (jīng)
seven relations

qīqiào

七窍

[七竅]

the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth

qīfāng

七方

[七方]

(Chinese medicine) the seven kinds of prescriptions 大方 (dàfāng), 小方 (xiǎofāng), 緩方／缓方 (huǎnfāng), 急方 (jífāng), 奇方 (jīfāng), 偶方 (ǒufāng) and 重方 (chóngfāng) or 複方／复方 (fùfāng)

Qīyuè

七月

[七月]

July
seventh month (of the lunar year)

Qīměi

七美

[七美]

Qimei or Chimei township in Penghu county 澎湖縣／澎湖县 ( Pénghúxiàn) (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

qīshì

七事

[七事]

(archaic) the seven duties of a sovereign

sānqī

三七

[三七]

pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb

Qīgǔ

七股

[七股]

Chiku township in Tainan county 台南縣／台南县 ( Táinánxiàn), Taiwan

qīshí

七十

[七十]

seventy
70

Qīxīng

七星

[七星]

Qixing district of Guilin city 桂林市 ( Guìlínshì), Guangxi

wǔqī

五七

[五七]

memorial activity 35 days after a person's death

qīlü

七律

[七律]

abbr. for 七言律詩／七言律诗 (qiyānlüshì)

qīpò

七魄

[七魄]

seven mortal forms in Daoism, representing carnal life and desires
contrasted with 三魂 three immortal souls

Qīdǔ

七堵

[七堵]

Qidu or Chitu District of Keelung City 基隆市 ( Jīlóng Shì), Taiwan

Qīxī

七夕

[七夕]

double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month
girls' festival
Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女／牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting

qīkǒng

七孔

[七孔]

the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth

qīyào

七曜

[七曜]

the seven planets of premodern astronomy (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn)

qīshēng

七声

[七聲]

tones of the musical scale

qīcǎi

七彩

[七彩]

seven colors; a variety of colors
multicolored; rainbow-colored

tiánqī

田七

[田七]

pseudo-ginseng
radix notoginseng

Qīdǔ Qū

七堵区

[七堵區]

Qidu or Chitu District of Keelung City 基隆市 ( Jīlóng Shì), Taiwan

qīfēnshú

七分熟

[七分熟]

medium well (of steak)

Qītáihé

七台河

[七台河]

see 七台河市 ( Qītáihéshì)

qīyèshù

七叶树

[七葉樹]

Chinese horse chestnut (Aesculus chinensis)

qītàntáng

七碳糖

[七碳糖]

heptose (CH2O)7, monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms

qīlǐxiāng

七里香

[七里香]

orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)
"chicken butt", popular Taiwan snack on a stick, made of marinated "white cut chicken" butt

Qīlóngzhū

七龙珠

[七龍珠]

Dragon Ball, Japanese manga and anime series

Qīměixiāng

七美乡

[七美鄉]

Qimei or Chimei township in Penghu county 澎湖縣／澎湖县 ( Pénghúxiàn) (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

qījiǎoxíng

七角形

[七角形]

heptagon

qīyuèfèn

七月份

[七月份]

July

Qīxījié

七夕节

[七夕節]

Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month
girls' festival
Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女／牛郎织女 (niúlǎngzhīnü) are allowed their annual meeting

qīqiǎobǎn

七巧板

[七巧板]

tangram (traditional Chinese block puzzle)

qīsāimán

七鳃鳗

[七鰓鰻]

lamprey (jawless proto-fish of family Petromyzontidae)

Qīxīngqū

七星区

[七星區]

Qixing district of Guilin city 桂林市 ( Guìlínshì), Guangxi

qībiānxíng

七边形

[七邊形]

heptagon

qīxiánqín

七弦琴

[七弦琴]

guqin or seven-stringed zither

qīhéxián

七和弦

[七和弦]

seventh (musical cord)

sānqīkāi

三七开

[三七開]

ratio seventy to thirty
thirty percent failure, seventy percent success

qīrìrè

七日热

[七日熱]

leptospirosis

Erqī Qū

二七区

[二七區]

Erqi District of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市／郑州市 ( Zhèngzhōu Shì), Henan

Qīlǐhé

七里河

[七里河]

Qilihe District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市／兰州市 ( Lánzhōu Shì), Gansu

Qīhézhōu

七河州

[七河州]

Semirechye region of Kazakhstan, bordering Lake Balkash 巴爾喀什湖／巴尔喀什湖 ( Bā'ěrkāshí Hú)

sānqīzǐ

三七仔

[三七仔]

(slang) pimp

Qīwǔshì

七武士

[七武士]

Seven Samurai (movie)

Shēnxiùqī

参宿七

[參宿七]

Rigel (star)
lit. seventh star of the Three Stars Chinese constellation

qīqiàoshēngyān

七窍生烟

[七竅生煙]

lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
fig. to seethe with anger

Qīlǐhé Qū

七里河区

[七里河區]

Qilihe District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市／兰州市 ( Lánzhōu Shì), Gansu

shuōqīshuōbā

说七说八

[說七說八]

after all

záqīzábā

杂七杂八

[雜七雜八]

an assortment
a bit of everything
lots of different (skills)

qīniǔbāwāi

七扭八歪

[七扭八歪]

misshapen
crooked
uneven (idiom)

luànqībāzāo

乱七八糟

[亂七八糟]

(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled

héngqīshùbā

横七竖八

[橫七豎八]

in disorder
at sixes and sevens (idiom)

qīshíniándài

七十年代

[七十年代]

the seventies; the 1970s

qīzhébākòu

七折八扣

[七折八扣]

lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom)
fig. greatly reduced
substantially scaled back

qīzhèngsìyú

七政四余

[七政四餘]

seven heavenly bodies and four imaginary stars (in astrology and feng shui)

qīpīnbācòu

七拼八凑

[七拼八湊]

assembled at random
a motley collection

qīxīngpiáochóng

七星瓢虫

[七星瓢蟲]

seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)

Qī Qī Shìbiàn

七七事变

[七七事變]

Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭／抗日战争 ( Kàng Rì Zhànzhēng)

qīyánlüshī

七言律诗

[七言律詩]

verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines (abbr. to 七律 (qīlü))

Wǔjīng Qīshū

武经七书

[武經七書]

Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜／六韬 ( Liùtāo), "Methods of Sima" 司馬法／司马法 ( Sīmǎ Fǎ), "The Art of War" 孫子兵法／孙子兵法 ( Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ), "Wuzi" 吳子／吴子 ( Wúzǐ), "Wei Liaozi" 尉繚子／尉缭子 ( Wèi Liáozi), "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 黃石公三略／黄石公三略 ( Huáng Shígōng Sānlüè) and "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對／唐太宗李卫公问对 ( Táng Tàizōng Lǐ Wèi Gōng Wènduì)

wūqībāzāo

污七八糟

[污七八糟]

variant of 烏七八糟／乌七八糟 (wūqībāzāo)

qīqíngliùyù

七情六欲

[七情六欲]

various emotions and desires

qīqībābā

七七八八

[七七八八]

almost
nearing completion
bits and piece
of all kinds

qīniánzhīyǎng

七年之痒

[七年之癢]

seven-year itch

jiāqījiābā

夹七夹八

[夾七夾八]

completely mixed up
in a muddle

qīlíngbāluò

七零八落

[七零八落]

(idiom) everything broken and in disorder

Shíqīkǒng Qiáo

十七孔桥

[十七孔橋]

Seventeen-Arch Bridge in the Summer Palace 頤和園／颐和园 ( Yíhéyuán), Beijing

sānhúnqīpò

三魂七魄

[三魂七魄]

three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man

qīlǎobāshí

七老八十

[七老八十]

in one's seventies (age)
very old (of people)

qīshàngbāxià

七上八下

[七上八下]

at sixes and sevens
perturbed state of mind
in a mess

qīshǒubājiǎo

七手八脚

[七手八腳]

(idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)

qīxúnlǎorén

七旬老人

[七旬老人]

septuagenarian

qīhūnbāsù

七荤八素

[七葷八素]

confused
distracted

qījífútú

七级浮屠

[七級浮屠]

seven floor pagoda

qīwānbāguǎi

七湾八拐

[七灣八拐]

variant of 七彎八拐／七弯八拐 (qīwānbāguǎi)

Qītáihéshì

七台河市

[七台河市]

Qitaihe, prefecture-level city, Heilongjiang province

qīshēngyīnjiē

七声音阶

[七聲音階]

heptatonic scale

qīlíngbāsuì

七零八碎

[七零八碎]

bits and pieces
scattered fragments

wūqībāzāo

乌七八糟

[烏七八糟]

everything in disorder (idiom)
in a hideous mess
obscene
dirty
filthy

Qīguó Jítuán

七国集团

[七國集團]

G7, the group of 7 industrialized countries: US, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada (now G8, including Russia)

qīhàodiànchí

七号电池

[七號電池]

AAA battery (PRC)
Taiwan equivalent: 四號電池／四号电池 (sìhàodiànchí)

qīwānbāguǎi

七弯八拐

[七彎八拐]

twisting and turning
tricky and complicated

qīzuǐbāzhāng

七嘴八张

[七嘴八張]

see 七嘴八舌 (qīzuǐbāshé)

qīshàngbāluò

七上八落

[七上八落]

see 七上八下 (qīshàngbāxià)

Wǔ Qī Gànxiào

五七干校

[五七幹校]

May 7 cadre school (farm where urban cadres had to undertake manual labor and study ideology during the Cultural Revolution) (abbr. for 五七幹部學校／五七干部学校 ( Wǔ Qī Gànbù Xuéxiào))

Qīyé Bāyé

七爷八爷

[七爺八爺]

term used in Taiwan for 黑白無常／黑白无常 ( Hēi Bái Wúcháng)

qīxiàngquánnéng

七项全能

[七項全能]

heptathlon

qīfēnzhīyī

七分之一

[七分之一]

one seventh

qīzuǐbāshé

七嘴八舌

[七嘴八舌]

lively discussion with everybody talking at once

wǔláoqīshāng

五劳七伤

[五勞七傷]

(TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟／五脏 (wǔzàng), and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)

wǔláoqīshāng

五痨七伤

[五癆七傷]

variant of 五勞七傷／五劳七伤 (wǔláoqīshāng)

Běidǒu Qīxīng

北斗七星

[北斗七星]

(astronomy) Big Dipper

zhànguóqīxióng

战国七雄

[戰國七雄]

Seven Powerful States of the Warring States, namely: 齊／齐 ( Qí), 楚 ( Chǔ), 燕 ( Yān), 韓／韩 ( Hán), 趙／赵 ( Zhào), 魏 ( Wèi) and 秦 ( Qín)

qīdàishíbānyú

七带石斑鱼

[七帶石斑魚]

Epinephelus septemfasciatus

Qīzǐmèixīngtuán

七姊妹星团

[七姊妹星團]

Pleiades M45

sānqī'èrshíyī

三七二十一

[三七二十一]

three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)
the facts of the matter
the actual situation

sānqīkāidìnglùn

三七开定论

[三七開定論]

thirty percent failure, seventy percent success, the official PRC verdict on Mao Zedong

Gōngyè Qīguó Jítuán

工业七国集团

[工業七國集團]

G7, the group of 7 industrialized countries: US, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada (now G8, including Russia)

qīdàgūbādàyí

七大姑八大姨

[七大姑八大姨]

distant relatives

Wǔ Qī Gànbù Xuéxiào

五七干部学校

[五七幹部學校]

May 7 Cadre School (farm where urban cadres had to undertake manual labor and study ideology during the Cultural Revolution) (abbr. to 五七幹校／五七干校 ( Wǔ Qī Gànxiào))

Qīshíqī Guó Jítuán

七十七国集团

[七十七國集團]