羁(jī)

17 strokesTrad. 羈

bridle

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Character information

Pinyin
jī
Meaning
bridle; halter; to restrain; to detain; to lodge; inn
Strokes
17
HSK level
—
Traditional
羈

Origin & structure

Where 羁 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱罒⿰革马

A leather 革 halter used to control 罒a horse  马

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

罒wǎng革gé马mǎ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 羈: A leather 革 halter used to control 罒a horse  馬

How to write 羁 step by step

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

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Words with 羁

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

bù不jī羁

unruly; uninhibited

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jī羁huàn宦

(literary) to serve as a government official far from one's native place

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jī羁yā押

to detain; to take into custody; detention; imprisonment

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fàng放làng浪bù不jī羁

wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute

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fàng放dàng荡bù不jī羁

wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute

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fàng放dàn诞bù不jī羁

wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute

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jī羁bàn绊

trammels

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luò落tuò拓bù不jī羁

(idiom) unconventional; uninhibited; free-spirited

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From 羁’s common words

不宦押放浪荡诞绊

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