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HSK 7

Nature →Plants →Grasses

jī, qǐ

ケイ

かんが.える、とど.める

계

Components

禾 standing grain+ 尤 remarkable+ 旨 purpose =

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禾 Meaning component

hé standing grain

grain still on stalk

grain

yóu remarkable

especially, particularly

旨 Phonetic component

zhǐ purpose

purpose, aim

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Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)

Seal

Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Seal Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

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Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

稽

Regular

Modern

Chinese

稽 [Jī]

surname Ji

稽 [jī]

to inspect; to check

稽 [qǐ]

to bow to the ground

Example Sentences

Japanese Names

稽ほりどめ

Horidome unclassified name

CHINESE WORDS (27)

滑稽 [huájī] #4,672

稽查 [jīchá] #32,952

无稽之谈 [wújīzhītán] #12,614

complete nonsense (idiom)

无稽之谈 [wújīzhītán] #12,614

complete nonsense (idiom)

无稽 [wújī] #49,568

无稽 [wújī] #49,568

稽查员 [jīcháyuán] #53,809

稽查员 [jīcháyuán] #53,809

荒诞无稽 [huāngdànwújī] #62,829

荒诞无稽 [huāngdànwújī] #62,829

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JAPANESE WORDS (48)

⭐ 考える [かんがえる] #84

to think (about, of)

⭐ 稽古 [けいこ] #5,706

⭐ 滑稽 [こっけい] #6,505

荒唐無稽 [こうとうむけい] #17,014

お稽古 [おけいこ] #30,637

稽古場 [けいこば] #43,838

training room (hall)

出稽古 [でげいこ] #76,014

giving lessons at pupils' homes

通し稽古 [とおしげいこ] #76,319

稽古着 [けいこぎ] #80,085

training clothes (judo, kendo, etc.)

朝稽古 [あさげいこ] #82,668

early-morning practice

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