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HSK 39 strokesTrad.
Readings

used in place names associated with the Ji River 济水

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
jì / jǐ
Meaning
used in place names associated with the Ji River 济水; surname Ji
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵齐

In this compound, the meaning comes from (water); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests

Open 同舟共济 page →
jiē
HSK 7-9

to give material assistance to

Open 接济 page →
jiù
HSK 7-9

emergency relief

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(coll.) no good; of no use

Open 不济 page →
tóng

abbr. of 同济大学

Open 同济 page →
zhōu

Zhou Ji (1781-1839), Qing writer and poet

Open 周济 page →
réncái

a galaxy of talent (idiom)

Open 人才济济 page →

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