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己 (jǐ): Self — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 己

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How to write 己 — animated stroke order

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Printable Writing Worksheet: 己

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4.

How to Use 己

Self-reference words

X + 己

In these words, 己 refers to one's own self, often paired with another character to mean 'self' or 'oneself'.

自己 • zì jǐ • self; oneself • HSK 3
HSK 3
5.

Example Sentences

tā他
yī一
zhí直
hěn很
ān安
fèn分
shǒu

Information

Pinyinjǐ
Meaningself, oneself
Strokes3
Radical己
Traditional己
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#280
Zhuyinㄐㄧˇ
UnicodeU+5DF1
CangjieSU
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zì自
jǐ己

self; oneself

知己 • zhī jǐ • bosom friend / confidant • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
zhī知
jǐ己

bosom friend / confidant

Fixed idioms about self and others

These four-character idioms use 己 to contrast one's own interests or actions with others'.

各抒己见 • gè shū jǐ jiàn • everyone expresses their own view • HSK 6
HSK 6
gè各
shū抒
jǐ己
jiàn见

everyone expresses their own view

损人利己 • sǔn rén lì jǐ • harm others for one's own benefit / selfish • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
sǔn损
rén人
lì利
身不由己 • shēn bù yóu jǐ • Not under one's control / Involuntary • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
shēn身
bù不
yóu由
守
jǐ己
。

He has always been law-abiding and content.

tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
zì自
jǐ己
zuò做
jué决
dìng定
。

He likes to make decisions himself.

tā他
jiǎn捡
dào到
qián钱
bāo包
hòu后
méi没
yǒu有
jù据
wéi为
jǐ己
yǒu有
，
ér而
shì是
jiāo交
gěi给
le了
jǐng警
chá察
。

After finding the wallet, he didn't keep it for himself but handed it to the police.

tā她
shì是
wǒ我
de的
zhī知
jǐ己
。

She is my close friend.

qǐng请
zūn尊
zhòng重
tā他
rén人
de的
jǐ己
jiàn见
。

Please respect others' personal opinions.

jǐ
己

harm others for one's own benefit / selfish

jǐ
己

Not under one's control / Involuntary

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己vs已vs巳
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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "ji".

  • 玑jīpearl that is not quite round
  • 伎jìtalent, skill, ability
  • 悸jìfearful, apprehensive, perturbed
  • 蓟jìcircium, thistles; surname
  • 冀jìhope for; wish; Hebei province
  • 姬jībeauty; imperial concubine
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "己".

  • 已yǐalready; to stop; to end
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