Chinese surname · rank 120
齐
齐 is read as qí.
Pinyin
qí
Script forms
Simplified 齐 · Traditional 齊
Basic meaning
even; together; Qi state
Five element
Metal
Origin
Time: Western Zhou Qi state tradition, from the 11th century BCE cultural layer
Place: Qi state, centered in today's Shandong Province
Origin note
Qi is a major state-name surname. It points to the ancient state of Qi in Shandong, founded in the Western Zhou cultural layer.
Historical figures
齐白石
1864-1957 CE · painter
One of the best-known modern Chinese painters.
齐己
863-937 CE · poet monk
A late Tang and Five Dynasties Buddhist poet.