Definitions
surname Qi
his; her; its; their
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The character 亓 is an archaic variant of 其 (qí). Structurally, it consists of a top horizontal stroke over the base 兀 (wù). In early texts, it served as a grammatical particle or demonstrative pronoun meaning "his", "her", "its", or "that". As the writing system standardized, 其 largely replaced these functions, leaving 亓 obsolete in general use. Today, its primary active role is as an uncommon Chinese surname, where it acts solely as a phonetic identifier for family lineage, having shed its original grammatical meanings.
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