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己 jǐ — “oneself”
How to write and say the Chinese character 己 (jǐ), which means oneself — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Me & my body.
Pinyin · 拼音 jǐ
Meaning · 意思 oneself
Strokes · 笔画 3
Radical · 部首 己 (self)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
己 is written with 3 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
A little picture: a loom woven with thread.
A common word常用词
自己
oneself
Example sentence例句
自己的事自己做。
Do your own things yourself.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.