己
jǐ
“Self” in Chinese is 己 (jǐ).
Other characters with the syllable ji: see all 46 →
Meaning
- self
- oneself
- sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
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- sixth in order
- letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
- hexa
Example
Stroke Order
3 strokes
Words containing 己
自己zìjǐoneself; (attributive) one's ownHSK 2知己zhījǐto know oneselfHSK 7-9身不由己shēnbùyóujǐ(of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)HSK 7-9损人利己sǔnrén-lìjǐharming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of othersHSK 7-9
More HSK 2 characters
啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2般bānsortHSK 2板bǎnboardHSK 2办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2必bìcertainlyHSK 2
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