己 jǐ ㄐㄧˇ gei2
- self
- oneself
- sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shí tiān gān ㄕˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ
- sixth in order
- letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
- hexa
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More words with these characters
己
- 知己 zhī jǐ ㄓ ㄐㄧˇ zi1 gei2 to know oneself
- 自己 zì jǐ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ zi6 gei2 oneself; (attributive) one's own
- 损人利己 損人利己 sǔn rén lì jǐ ㄙㄨㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧˇ syun2 jan4 lei6 gei2 harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others
- 身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ ㄕㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˇ san1 bat1 jau4 gei2 (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
- 一己 yī jǐ ㄧ ㄐㄧˇ jat1 gei2 oneself
Show 15 more words with 己
- 克己 kè jǐ ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧˇ hak1 gei2 self-restraint
- 利己 lì jǐ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧˇ lei6 gei2 personal profit
- 妲己 Dá jǐ ㄉㄚˊ ㄐㄧˇ daat3 gei2 Daji (c. 11th century BC), concubine of the last Shang dynasty king Zhou Xin 纣辛
- 小己 xiǎo jǐ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧˇ siu2 gei2 an individual
- 己丑 jǐ chǒu ㄐㄧˇ ㄔㄡˇ gei2 cau2 twenty-sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069
- 己亥 jǐ hài ㄐㄧˇ ㄏㄞˋ gei2 hoi6 thirty-sixth year F12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1959 or 2019
- 己卯 jǐ mǎo ㄐㄧˇ ㄇㄠˇ gei2 maau5 sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059
- 己巳 jǐ sì ㄐㄧˇ ㄙˋ gei2 zi6 sixth year F6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1989 or 2049
- 己方 jǐ fāng ㄐㄧˇ ㄈㄤ gei2 fong1 our side
- 己未 jǐ wèi ㄐㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ gei2 mei6 fifty-sixth year F8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1979 or 2039
- 己糖 jǐ táng ㄐㄧˇ ㄊㄤˊ gei2 tong4 hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖
- 己见 己見 jǐ jiàn ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gei2 gin3 one's own viewpoint
- 己酉 jǐ yǒu ㄐㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ gei2 jau5 forty-sixth year F10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1969 or 2029
- 舍己 捨己 shě jǐ ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧˇ se2 gei2 selfless
- 梯己 tī ji ㄊㄧ ˙ㄐㄧ tai2 gei2 intimate
Idioms with these characters
- 安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ ㄢ ㄈㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧˇ on1 fan6 sau2 gei2 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
- 奉公克己 fèng gōng kè jǐ ㄈㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧˇ fung6 gung1 hak1 gei2 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
- 各持己见 各持己見 gè chí jǐ jiàn ㄍㄜˋ ㄔˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gok3 ci4 gei2 gin3 each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
Show 7 more idioms with 己
- 各执己见 各執己見 gè zhí jǐ jiàn ㄍㄜˋ ㄓˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gok3 zap1 gei2 gin3 each sticks to his own view (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf
- 据为己有 據為己有 jù wéi jǐ yǒu ㄐㄩˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ geoi3 wai4 gei2 jau5 (idiom) to illegally take possession of; to appropriate
- 克己奉公 kè jǐ fèng gōng ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄈㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ hak1 gei2 fung6 gung1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
- 克己复礼 克己復禮 kè jǐ fù lǐ ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ hak1 gei2 fuk6 lai5 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
- 舍己救人 捨己救人 shě jǐ jiù rén ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ se2 gei2 gau3 jan4 to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people
- 舍己为公 捨己為公 shě jǐ wèi gōng ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄥ se2 gei2 wai6 gung1 to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically
- 舍己为人 捨己為人 shě jǐ wèi rén ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ se2 gei2 wai6 jan4 to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people
Example sentences
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自己 做 ！
Do it yourself!
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知己 难 難 求 。
A real friend is like a rare bird.
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忠于 忠於 自己 。
Be true to yourself.
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我 想 自己 做 。
I want to do it myself.
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照顾 照顧 好 自己 。
Take care.
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