auspicious, lucky, propitious
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 吉 is used in context
1
hūn婚
lǐ礼
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
jí吉
qìng庆
de的
qì气
fēn氛
。
The wedding is filled with an auspicious atmosphere.
2
wǒ我
men们
xuǎn选
gè个
jí吉
rì日
jié结
hūn婚
ba吧
。
Let's choose an auspicious day to get married.
3
chūn春
jié节
shì是
jí吉
xiáng祥
de的
rì日
zi子
。
Spring Festival is an auspicious day.
4
zhè这
ge个
hóng红
sè色
de的
dēng灯
lóng笼
hěn很
jí吉
xiáng祥
。
This red lantern is very auspicious.
5
guò过
nián年
shí时
，
rén人
men们
xǐ喜
huān欢
shuō说
jí吉
xiáng祥
huà话
，
bǐ比
rú如
“
gōng恭
xǐ喜
fā发
cái财
”
。
During the Chinese New Year, people like to say auspicious words, such as 'May you be prosperous.'
6
zài在
zhōng中
guó国
wén文
huà化
zhōng中
，
lóng龙
hé和
fèng凤
huáng凰
dōu都
shì是
xiàng象
zhēng征
jí吉
xiáng祥
de的
shén神
shòu兽
。
In Chinese culture, dragons and phoenixes are both mythical creatures that symbolize auspiciousness.
7
zhè这
shì是
yī一
bǎ把
jí吉
tā他
。
This is a guitar.
8
tā他
xǐ喜
huān欢
dàn弹
jí吉
tā他
。
He likes playing the guitar.
9
wǒ我
mǎi买
le了
yī一
bǎ把
xīn新
jí吉
tā他
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
xué学
xí习
dàn弹
zòu奏
。
I bought a new guitar and plan to learn how to play it.
10
hóng红
sè色
hěn很
jí吉
lì利
。
Red is very auspicious.
Information
Traditional吉
Radical口
Strokes6
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1562
Zhuyinㄐㄧˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+5409
CangjieGR
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality