纪(jì)

HSK 36 strokesTrad. 紀
Readingsjìjǐ

surname Ji

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Character information

Pinyin
jì / jǐ
Meaning
surname Ji; also pr. [Ji4]
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
紀

Origin & structure

Where 纪 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰纟己

In this compound, the meaning comes from 纟 (thread); 己 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

纟sī己jǐ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 纪 step by step

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

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Words with 纪

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

shì世jì纪
HSK 3

century; CL:个

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nián年jì纪
HSK 3

age; CL:把[ba3],个

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jì纪niàn念
HSK 3

to commemorate; to honor the memory of

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jì纪lù录
HSK 3

variant of 记录 (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record")

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jì纪lǜ律
HSK 4

discipline

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jì纪shí实
HSK 7-9

record of actual events

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jì纪niàn念rì日
HSK 7-9

day of commemoration

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jì纪niàn念bēi碑
HSK 7-9

monument

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Related characters

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 纪’s common words

世年念录律实日碑

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