戚
qī
(bound form) relatives; kin
surname Qi; (bound form) grief; sorrow; (old) battle-axe
battle-axe (戊) + kin (尗) = relatives bound by grief and war
戊 is a pictograph of a battle-axe, giving 戚 its oldest meaning as a weapon. 尗 (representing small beans or something slight and scattered) layers in the idea of kinship bonds — and from the grief of losing kin, sorrow follows naturally.
他和妻子的亲戚住在同一条街上。
tā hé qī zi de qīn qī zhù zài tóng yī tiáo jiē shang。
He and his wife's relatives live on the same street.
听到这个消息，她面露戚色，久久说不出话来。
tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi，tā miàn lù qī sè，jiǔ jiǔ shuō bu chū huà lái。
Upon hearing the news, her face showed a look of grief, and she was unable to speak for a long time.
Words with 戚
鼓盆之戚
gǔ pén zhī qī
drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife)
休戚相关
xiū qī xiāng guān
to share the same interests (idiom)
君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚
jūn zi tǎn dàng dàng , xiǎo rén cháng qī qī
good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked
悲戚
bēi qī
mournful
哀戚
āi qī
sorrow
戚友
qī yǒu
relatives and friends
戚属
qī shǔ
relative
戚戚
qī qī
intimate
戚族
qī zú
family members; fellow clansman
戚继光
qī jì guāng
Qi Jiguang (1528-1588), military leader
戚谊
qī yì
relation
熊亲戚
xióng qīn qi
(coll.) busybody relative