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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jí | ji2
English translation
by means of; excuse, pretext; to rely on

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Number of strokes

17

Traditional form

Contains the radical

cǎo

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

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A plow  is the means used to grow crops  cǎo

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

艹耤

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窃贼 qiè zéi 这个 zhè ge 单元房 dān yuán fáng 翻得一片狼藉 láng jí .

The burglars turned the flat upside down.

jiǔ jiāo chóu .

He drowned his cares [ sorrows ] in wine [ drink ] .

除了 chúle 漫漫 màn màn 游荡 yóu dàng rǎn 利禄 lì lù , shuì 还有 hái yǒu 什么 shénme 足以 zúyǐ 慰藉 wèi jiè 灵魂 línghún ?

What do you suppose will satisfy the soul, except to walk free and on no superior?

de 办公室 bàngōngshì 一片狼藉文件 wénjiàn 成堆烟灰 yān huī 满缸

His office was a disaster area of papers and full ashtrays.

chuán 里面 lǐ miàn 一片狼藉

The ship's interior was an utter shambles.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
to insult
慰藉 wèi jiè to console慰藉 wèi jiè
狼藉 láng jí in a mess狼藉 láng jí
声名狼藉 shēng míng láng jí to have a bad reputation聲名狼藉
藉口 jiè kǒu excuse藉口 jiè kǒu
蕴藉 yùn jiè implicit蘊藉
杯盘狼藉 bēi pán láng jí cups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom); after a riotous drinking party杯盤狼藉
枕藉 zhěn jiè to lie in total disorder枕藉 zhěn jiè
风流蕴藉 fēng liú yùn jiè temperate and refined風流蘊藉

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