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Animated Stroke Order 己

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How to write 己 — animated stroke order

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Stroke Order Diagrams 己

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How to Use 己

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 己 works in context.

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

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

5.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 己 is used in context

tā他

xǐ喜

huan欢

zì自

jǐ己

zuò做

jué决

dìng定

。

He likes to make decisions himself.

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

Information

Pinyinjǐ

Meaningself

Strokes3

Radical己

Traditional己

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#280

Zhuyinㄐㄧˇ

UnicodeU+5DF1

CangjieSU

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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

jǐ己

harm others for one's own benefit / selfish

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

jǐ己

Not under one's control / Involuntary

。

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