1. verb to agree; to get along well with somebody
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 契 is synonymous with 投合 in this sense (Guoyu '契' qì v 2; Kroll 2015 '契' qì 2, p. 357)
  2. noun a contract; a deed; a bond; an agreement
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '契' qì n 2; Kroll 2015 '契' qì 2, p. 357; Mathews 1931 '契', p. 72; Unihan '契')
  3. verb to cut; to carve
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 契 is synonymous with 刻 in this sense (Guoyu '契' qì v 1; Kroll 2015 '契' qì 1, p. 357; Unihan '契'). Etymology: 栔:刻也。(Shuo Wen)
  4. noun a chisel
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In particular, a cutting tool used in ancient times to carve characters on tortoiseshell or animal bones. 契 is synonymous with 凿子 in this sense.
  5. noun a companion
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '契' qì n 3; Kroll 2015 '契' qì 2a, p. 357)
  6. xiè proper noun Xie
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: A historic person's name, 殷代始祖 founder of the Yin dynasty (Guoyu '契' xiè; Mathews 1931 '契', p. 73)
  7. noun a critical point
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '契' qì 4, p. 357)
  8. qiè verb to work diligently
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 契阔 (Kroll 2015 '契' qiè 1, p. 357)
  9. qiè verb to take; to hold; to adopt
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '契' qiè 2, p. 357; Mathews 1931 '契', p. 73)
  10. noun a divining tool
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Mathews 1931 '契', p. 73)
  11. noun a carved character or symbol
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Especially on bone or tortoise shell (Guoyu '契' qì n 1; Kroll 2015 '契' qì 1, p. 357; Mathews 1931 '契', p. 72)

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