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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jí | ji2
English translation
namely
that is
i.e.
prompt
at once
at present
even if
prompted (by the occasion)
to approach
to come into contact
to assume (office)
to draw near
promptly, quickly, immediately

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

Contains the radical

jié

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A hungry person jié  kneeling over food ; compare 

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰? jié

Explanation

Depicts a kneeling person ( jié ) approaching a vessel of food (). Based on the original meaning "come to eat", which later shifted to "approach", "be near", and "be the same".

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dōu yún Hòu shǎng Ōu qín 即可 jí kě 食用 shí yòng .

Toss to mix through then over with the chopped parsley before serving.

计算机 jì suàn jī xiàn 普及 pǔjí --公司 gōngsī jiāng 使用 shǐyòng .

Computers are everywhere now our firm is switching over soon.

书籍 shūjí 目录 mùlù Chéng Suǒ .

Catalogues of our books will be sent on request.

什么 shénme 东西 dōngxī 即使 jíshǐ 放在冰箱 bīngxiāng ()?

What stays hot even if put it in a fridge?

十一 shí yī jiē yǒu 一对 yī duì 分节 fēn jié de zhī , 即尾.

The 11 th segment carries a pair of segmented appendages, the cerci.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
即使 jíshǐ even if即使 jíshǐ
namely
立即 lìjí immediately立即 lìjí
即将 jíjiāng on the eve of即將
即便 jíbiàn even if即便 jíbiàn
即可 jí kě equivalent to 就可以即可 jí kě
随即 suíjí immediately隨即
即时 jí shí immediate即時
即兴 jí xìng impromptu即興
当即 dāng jí at once當即
即刻 jí kè immediately即刻 jí kè
即日 jí rì this or that very day即日 jí rì
一触即发 yī chù jí fā on the verge一觸即發
在即 zài jí near at hand在即 zài jí
稍纵即逝 shāo zòng jí shì transient稍縱即逝
旋即 xuán jí soon after旋即 xuán jí
即位 jí wèi accession即位 jí wèi
亦即 yì jí namely亦即 yì jí
即席 jí xí impromptu即席 jí xí
一拍即合 yī pāi jí hé to hit it off一拍即合 yī pāi jí hé
迅即 xùn jí immediately迅即 xùn jí
若即若离 ruò jí ruò lí vague若即若離
非此即彼 fēi cǐ jí bǐ either this or that非此即彼 fēi cǐ jí bǐ

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Decomposition

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Compounds

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    • jié
      • , jié , zhì , , ,
    • , qīng , , , jié , , , ,
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