| qī | intense cold/frigid/dismal/grim/lamentable/mournful |
| 凄 | intense cold frigid dismal |
| 凄冷 | dreary; desolate; miserable; cold; frigid |
| 凄凄 | cold and dismal |
| 凄凉 | desolate |
| 凄切 | woeful grievous |
| 凄厉 | sad and shrill |
| 凄哀 | desolate mournful |
| 凄婉 | doleful piteous |
| 凄寒 | cold and desolate |
| 凄怆 | pitiful painful heartrending |
| 凄怨 | sad; plaintive |
| 凄恻 | heartbroken sorrowful |
| 凄惋 | doleful piteous also written 淒婉|凄婉 |
| 凄惘 | Distracted |
| 凄惨 | plaintive mournful miserable |
| 凄惶 | distressed and terrified distraught (literary) |
| 凄暗 | dismal somber |
| 凄梗 | wailing choking with sobs |
| 凄楚 | sad wretched miserable |
| 凄清 | sombre cheerless |