CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ji4
- English meanings
- attach oneself to, drop, transport, mail, ship, leave, entrust, post, get off, lodge at, depend on, send, entrustment, deposit, transmit, place, consign
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 宀; bottom 奇.
Meaning & sound clues
宀 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “roof”.
奇 is identified as the sound component (qí). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 寄.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
some
hit; attack
dose (medicine)
then
and
lucky; auspicious
garbage; rubbish
base; basic
jealousy; hate
season
quiet; lonely
self; oneself
fear
fast
skill; technique
press
since...then
machine; opportunity; aircraft
very
thorn; difficult
draw water
help
arouse; intense
aid; cross
odd; abnormal
illness; fast
surname Zhai
amass
check; inspect
book; record; native place
level; grade; rank
rank
record; discipline; era
then
achievement; merit; result
seize; arrest
muscle
spine; ridge
remember; record
ruse
mock; ridicule
record
compile; edit
trace; mark
border; occasion
gather
hungry; famine
chook
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- 寄托