寄(jì)

HSK 411 strokes

to entrust

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Character information

Pinyin
jì
Meaning
to entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily; (bound form) foster (as in 寄女[ji4 nu : 3] foster daughter); to send by post; to mail
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 寄 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱宀奇

In this compound, the meaning comes from 宀 (roof); 奇 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

宀mián奇qí

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 寄 step by step

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

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Words with 寄

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

jì寄tuō托
HSK 7-9

to entrust (to sb)

Open 寄托 page →
chuán传jì寄

to send (message to sb); to communicate; to forward (message)

Open 传寄 page →
huì汇jì寄

remit

Open 汇寄 page →
lìng另jì寄

to mail separately

Open 另寄 page →
jì寄zhǔ主

host (of a parasite)

Open 寄主 page →
jì寄yǔ予

to place (hope, importance etc) on

Open 寄予 page →
jì寄rén人lí篱xià下

to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity

Open 寄人篱下 page →
jì寄jiàn件rén人

sender

Open 寄件人 page →

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