Usage of the character 棲
qī
栖
[棲]
- to perch
- to rest (of birds)
- to dwell
- to live
- to stay
xī
栖
[棲]
- used in 棲棲／栖栖 (xixī)
shùqī
树栖
[樹棲]
- arboreal
- tree-dwelling
qīzhù
栖住
[棲住]
- to dwell
- to live
Wúqī
梧栖
[梧棲]
- Wuqi or Wuci Town in Taichung County 臺中縣／台中县 ( Táizhōng Xiàn), Taiwan
gòngqī
共栖
[共棲]
- symbiosis
qīxī
栖息
[棲息]
- (of a bird) to perch
- (of creatures in general) to inhabit
- to dwell
qīdì
栖地
[棲地]
- habitat
xīxī
栖栖
[棲棲]
- (literary) restless; unsettled
lùqī
陆栖
[陸棲]
- (of an animal) terrestrial; land-based
shuǐqī
水栖
[水棲]
- aquatic
- living in water
liǎngqī
两栖
[兩棲]
- amphibious
- dual-talented
- able to work in two different lines
qīmù
栖木
[棲木]
- roost
- perch
qīshēn
栖身
[棲身]
- to stay at
- to live in (temporarily)
Qīxiá
栖霞
[棲霞]
- Qixia, county-level city in Yantai 煙台／烟台, Shandong
Qīxiáqū
栖霞区
[棲霞區]
- Qixia District of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇／江苏
Qīxiá Shì
栖霞市
[棲霞市]
- Qixia, county-level city in Yantai 煙台／烟台, Shandong
liǎngqīlèi
两栖类
[兩棲類]
- class Amphibia
- amphibians
qīxīdì
栖息地
[棲息地]
- habitat
Wúqī Zhèn
梧栖镇
[梧棲鎮]
- Wuqi or Wuci Town in Taichung County 臺中縣／台中县 ( Táizhōng Xiàn), Taiwan
shuāngqīshuāngsù
双栖双宿
[雙棲雙宿]
- see 雙宿雙飛／双宿双飞 (shuāngsùshuāngfēi)
xīxī-huánghuáng
栖栖遑遑
[棲棲遑遑]
- (idiom) restless; unsettled
dǐqīshēngwù
底栖生物
[底棲生物]
- benthos
liǎngqīdòngwù
两栖动物
[兩棲動物]
- amphibian
- amphibious animals
dǐqīyǒukǒngchóng
底栖有孔虫
[底棲有孔蟲]
- benthic foraminifera
yǐnqīdòngwùxué
隐栖动物学
[隱棲動物學]
- cryptozoology
liángqínzémù'érqī
良禽择木而栖
[良禽擇木而棲]
- a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)
- fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity