忌(jì)

HSK 7-97 strokes

to be jealous of

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Character information

Pinyin
jì
Meaning
to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 忌 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱己心

In this compound, the meaning comes from 心 (heart); 己 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

己jǐ心xīn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 忌 step by step

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

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Words with 忌

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

dù妒jì忌
HSK 7-9

to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious; envy

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jì忌kǒu口
HSK 7-9

abstain from certain food (as when ill)

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jì忌huì讳
HSK 7-9

taboo

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jìn禁jì忌
HSK 7-9

taboo

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qiè切jì忌

to avoid as taboo; to avoid by all means

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xián嫌jì忌

suspicion

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wài外kuān宽nèi内jì忌

magnanimous on the outside, but hateful on the inside (idiom)

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wēi威shì士jì忌

whiskey (loanword)

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Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 忌’s common words

妒口讳禁切嫌外宽

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