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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.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

鸡=奚slave+鸟bird

A bird (鸟) that is also an ancient (奚) domesticated animal, symbolizing the chicken.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 鸡

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 鸡

HSK words that contain this character.

鸡蛋

jī dàn

(chicken) egg

鹤立鸡群

hè lì jī qún

Stand out above others / Outstanding

6.

Example Sentences

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

jīn今

wǎn晚

wǒ我

men们

chī吃

jī鸡

ròu肉

chǎo炒

fàn饭

。

We are having chicken fried rice tonight.

gōng公

jī鸡

měi每

tiān天

zǎo早

shàng上

dǎ打

míng鸣

。

wǒ我

mā妈

ma妈

jīn今

tiān天

mǎi买

le了

yì一

zhī只

wǒ我

zǎo早

cān餐

chī吃

le了

yí一

gè个

jī鸡

dàn

Information

Pinyinjī

Meaningchicken

Strokes7

Radical鸟

Traditional鷄

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#246

Zhuyinㄐㄧ

UnicodeU+9E21

CangjieEHF

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The rooster crows every morning.

jī鸡

。

My mother bought a chicken today.

蛋

。

I ate an egg for breakfast.

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