柒 (qī) is a Chinese character meaning “seven — the formal, anti-tampering form of 七 used on”. It is written from 氵 (water (left-side form)) and 七 (seven) and 木 (tree; wood), one above the other, and takes 9 strokes.
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Structure
氵 + 七 + 木
Top–bottom structure
Structure from: modern-glyph decomposition (IDS ⿱⿰氵七木; 笔画数 3+2+4=9 与 hanzi-writer-data 的 9 笔一致，笔序为 氵1–3、七4–5、木6–9)
Memory aid
Water (氵) and the plain number 七 sitting on top of a tree (木): seven written the bank way, too crowded for anyone to alter. All three parts really are in this character, and 七 is also the sound — qī.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
9 strokes
In real words
- 柒拾qī shíseventy (formal figures)柒 = qī
- 柒佰qī bǎiseven hundred (formal figures)柒 = qī
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All readings
seven (formal form)
seven — the formal, anti-tampering form of 七 used on cheques, receipts and contracts
数字「七」的大写形式，用于支票、票据、合同等正式场合，防止涂改。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 柒拾qī shíseventy (formal figures)柒 = qī
- 柒佰qī bǎiseven hundred (formal figures)柒 = qī
Sound component
七 family exact
Easy to confuse with
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 柒 mean?
柒 (qī) means seven — the formal, anti-tampering form of 七 used on cheques, receipts and contracts.
How do you pronounce 柒?
It is pronounced qī.
What parts is 柒 made of?
氵 (water (left-side form)) and 七 (seven) and 木 (tree; wood), one above the other. The recorded source is: modern-glyph decomposition (IDS ⿱⿰氵七木; 笔画数 3+2+4=9 与 hanzi-writer-data 的 9 笔一致，笔序为 氵1–3、七4–5、木6–9). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 柒 have?
9. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 柒?
木. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 柒?
Common ones are 柒拾 and 柒佰. The reading of 柒 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.