CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ji4
- English meanings
- to be jealous of, fear, dread, scruple, to avoid or abstain from, to quit, to give up sth
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 己; bottom 心.
Meaning & sound clues
心 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “heart”.
己 is identified as the sound component (jǐ). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 忌.
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
drop
self; oneself
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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Related words
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