漆 Strokes Write it Listen 漆 qī paint; lacquer; to paint (furniture, walls etc) HSK 7–9 14 strokes Radical 氵 Ideograph 1 word Built from氵shuǐwater桼qīthe varnish tree; varnish, lacquer; paint How it worksThe sap 氵 of the varnish tree 桼; 桼 also provides the pronunciation.