Usage of the character 棲

to perch
to rest (of birds)
to dwell
to live
to stay

xī

栖

[棲]

used in 棲棲／栖栖 (xīxī)

shùqī

树栖

[樹棲]

arboreal
tree-dwelling

qīzhù

栖住

[棲住]

to dwell
to live

gòngqī

共栖

[共棲]

(old) (biology) to have a commensal relationship with (another organism)

qīxī

栖息

[棲息]

(of a bird) to perch
(of creatures in general) to inhabit; to dwell

xīxī

栖栖

[棲棲]

(literary) restless; unsettled

qīdì

栖地

[棲地]

habitat

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]

see 棲霞市／栖霞市 ( Qīxiá Shì)
see 棲霞區／栖霞区 ( Qīxiá Qū)

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, a county-level city in Yantai City 煙台市／烟台市 ( Yāntái Shì), Shandong

liǎngqīlèi

两栖类

[兩棲類]

class Amphibia
amphibians

qīxīdì

栖息地

[棲息地]

habitat

shuāngqīshuāngsù

双栖双宿

[雙棲雙宿]

see 雙宿雙飛／双宿双飞 (shuāngsù-shuāngfēi)

xīxīhuánghuáng

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

piānlìgòngqī

偏利共栖

[偏利共棲]

(biology) to have a commensal relationship with (another organism)

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