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鸡 (jī): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 3

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鸡 (jī): Chicken — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 鸡

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 鸡 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 鸡

鸡 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Right

鸡

又left-side shape

鸡=

4.

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5.

How to Use 鸡

Chicken as animal or metaphor for commonness

In these words, 鸡 refers to the chicken as an animal or symbolizes ordinary people in contrast to the exceptional.

鸡蛋 • jī dàn • (chicken) egg • HSK 2

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6.

Example Sentences

jīn今

wǎn晚

wǒ我

men们

chī吃

jī鸡

ròu

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Pinyinjī

Meaningchicken; a domesticated bird

Strokes7

Radical鸟

Traditional鷄

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#246

Zhuyinㄐㄧ

UnicodeU+9E21

CangjieEHF

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又left-side shape

jī鸡

dàn蛋

(chicken) egg

鹤立鸡群 • hè lì jī qún • Stand out above others / Outstanding • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

hè鹤

lì立

jī鸡

qún群

Stand out above others / Outstanding

肉

chǎo炒

fàn饭

。

We are having chicken fried rice tonight.

gǎn感

ēn恩

jié节

wǒ我

men们

chī吃

le了

yī一

zhī只

dà大

huǒ火

jī鸡

。

We ate a big turkey on Thanksgiving.

wǒ我

mā妈

ma妈

jīn今

tiān天

mǎi买

le了

yì一

zhī只

jī鸡

。

My mother bought a chicken today.

wǒ我

zǎo早

cān餐

chī吃

le了

yí一

gè个

jī鸡

dàn蛋

。

I ate an egg for breakfast.

Dòu斗

jī鸡

shì是

yī一

zhǒng种

gǔ古

lǎo老

de的

yú娱

lè乐

huó活

dòng动

。

Cockfighting is an ancient form of entertainment.

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