既(jì): already
HSK 49 strokes
already
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- jì
- Meaning
- already; since; both... (and...)
- Strokes
- 9
- HSK level
- HSK 4
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 既 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Ideograph
⿰？旡A person 旡 turning away from food 皀; compare 即
A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.
Made of
Parts are arranged left to right.
How to write 既 step by step
9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 既
Common words using 既 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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