己(jǐ): self
HSK 23 strokes
self
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- jǐ
- Meaning
- self; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; sixth in order; letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; hexa
- Strokes
- 3
- HSK level
- HSK 2
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 己 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Pictograph
⿱？乚A loom woven with thread
A drawing of the thing it names.
Made of
Parts are arranged top to bottom.
How to write 己 step by step
3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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- 2
- 3
Words with 己
Common words using 己 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of ot…
Open 损人利己 page →self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
Open 克己奉公 page →restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and ob…
Open 克己复礼 page →Related characters
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