<p>See <a href="https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E6%9E%9D" rel="nofollow noreferrer">zdic</a></p>
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<p>● 枝</p>
<p>qí  ㄑㄧˊ</p>
<p>　◎ 古同“歧”，岔。</p>
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<p>It lists &quot;qi&quot; as an old usage, as a variant form of &quot;歧&quot;.</p>
<p>It is not used in modern mandarin.</p>

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<p>I found that the word 枝 is used not only as zhi but also as qí, but I could not find the entry on macOS Chinese dictionary. Also, when I tried typing it <em>qi</em> on iOS, the keyboard didn't show 枝 on the conversion candidate.</p>
<p>That said, Pleco shows the entry 枝 both on zhi and qí. That made me confused, but why is the qí not showed and also is there any difference between two?</p>

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Is 枝 used as qí?
# Is 枝 used as qí?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-01-28)

I found that the word 枝 is used not only as zhi but also as qí, but I could not find the entry on macOS Chinese dictionary. Also, when I tried typing it *qi* on iOS, the keyboard didn't show 枝 on the conversion candidate.

That said, Pleco shows the entry 枝 both on zhi and qí. That made me confused, but why is the qí not showed and also is there any difference between two?

**Tags:** word-choice, word, dictionary

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-01-28. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

See [zdic](https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E6%9E%9D)

> ● 枝
>
> qí ㄑㄧˊ
>
> 　◎ 古同“歧”，岔。

It lists "qi" as an old usage, as a variant form of "歧".

It is not used in modern mandarin.


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