幾
🇹🇼🇭🇰🇯🇵🇰🇷
几
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Depicts a weapon (戈) cutting ropes (𢆶) tied around a person (人). Based on the original meaning "danger". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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Historical Evolution
幾
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
幾
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
幾
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
幾
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
幾
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
幾
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
幾
Regular
Modern
Chinese
几 / 幾 [jī]
almost
几 / 幾 [jǐ]
how much; how many; several; a few
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (3)
白いガラスに、幾色かの色ガラスが入り、かわいらしい印象に仕上がりました。
To the white glass, I added glass of various colours, producing a pretty feel.
いく層もの卸業者の存在が特色である日本の流通機構は、複雑でコストもかかる。
The Japanese distribution system, characterized by layers of wholesale, is complex and costly.
お手伝いさんは毎日の家事にはほとほとうんざりしていた。
The maid was dead tired of her household chores.
Japanese Names
幾 いく
Iku female given namesurname
幾 ちかし
Chikashi given name
CHINESE WORDS (108)
几乎 [jīhū] #1,064
almost
几个 [jǐge] #583
a few
好几 [hǎojǐ] #1,592
several
十几 [shíjǐ] #7,035
more than ten
几千 [jǐqiān] #5,405
several thousand
近几年 [jìnjǐnián] #4,546
in recent years
几率 [jīlǜ] #6,159
probability
几分 [jǐfēn] #6,426
somewhat
前几天 [qiánjǐtiān] #7,104
a few days before
几年来 [jǐniánlái] #8,084
for the past several years
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JAPANESE WORDS (92)
⭐ 若干 [じゃっかん] #3,536
some
⭐ 殆ど [ほとんど] #8,485
almost
⭐ 幾つか [いくつか] #8,739
(a) few
幾つも [いくつも] #9,426
many
幾度も [いくども] #9,712
many times
幾度となく [いくどとなく] #10,920
on countless occasions
⭐ 幾度 [いくど] #10,940
(how) many times
⭐ 幾ら [いくら] #11,472
how much
いくら何でも [いくらなんでも] #11,998
no matter how you put it
⭐ 幾分 [いくぶん] #12,161
somewhat
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KOREAN WORDS (2)