万俟

Mòqí
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Moqi, a rare two-character surname

Examples

HSK 2
Xìng Mòqí de rén xiànzài yǐjīng hěn shǎo le.
There are very few people surnamed Moqi today.
HSK 5
Wǒ de dàxué tóngxué xìng Mòqí, lǎoshī diǎnmíng shí niàncuò le.
My university classmate has the surname Moqi, and the teacher read it wrong at roll call.

Tips

mistakes
Read Mòqí, not wàn sì: 万 and 俟 take these readings only in this surname.
history
It began as the name of a 鲜卑 tribe. Its best-known bearer is 万俟卨, who helped 秦桧 frame 岳飞; his iron statue still kneels before Yue Fei's tomb by 西湖 in Hangzhou.

Stroke Order

万 wàn
俟 sì