骑qí
to ride, sit astride. 11 strokes, radical 马, first met in HSK 2.
How to write 骑
Strokes 1–3 write 马, then strokes 4–11 write 奇.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 骑 · the stroke-order rules
What 骑 is made of
马 (mǎ, horse) and 奇 (qí, strange).
马 carries the meaning — horse — and 奇 carries the sound.
Words that use 骑
| 骑 | to ride, sit astride 跨坐在动物或车上前行 叔叔策马飞快地骑行。Uncle rode his horse swiftly. Lesson 58, 骑车 · 浮瓜沉李与岁序更迭 · Seasonal Nuance, Festive Refreshments & Civic Enterprise |
| 骑车 | to ride a bike 骑着自行车出行 大家热情地骑车出行。Everyone enthusiastically rode bikes to get around. Lesson 58, 骑车 · 浮瓜沉李与岁序更迭 · Seasonal Nuance, Festive Refreshments & Civic Enterprise |
Characters that share the sound part 奇
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 马
All 8 of them, and what the radical means, on the 马 radical page.