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CHINESE CHARACTER

jī

积

积

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amass

Numbered pinyin
ji1
English meanings
accumulate, amass, accumulation, store up

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 禾; right 只.

Meaning & sound clues

禾 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “grain”.

只 is identified as the sound component (zhī). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 积.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰禾只

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    jīlěi积累。

    Accumulate.

  2. 02

    jī积zǎn攒。

    Save up.

  3. 03

    jī积shǎo少chéng成duō多。

    Every little helps.

  4. 04

    rì日jī积yuè月lèi累。

    Accumulate over time.

  5. 05

    hòu厚jī积báo薄fā发。

    Steady accumulation pays.

  6. 06

    chízhīyǐhéng持之以恒。

    Persevere.

Explore words connected to this character.

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