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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jì | ji4
English translation
to calculate, to count; to plan, to reckon; plot, scheme

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

Contains the radical

yán

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

言十

Semantic compound

yán

Phonetic compound

shí

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and shí represents the sound.

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Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
计划 jìhuà plan計劃
伙计 huǒ ji partner伙計
设计 shèjì plan設計
估计 gūjì to estimate估計
统计 tǒngjì statistics統計
预计 yù jì to forecast預計
计算 jìsuàn to count計算
to calculate
审计 shěn jì to audit審計
计算机 jì suàn jī computer計算機
设计师 shè jì shī designer設計師
会计 kuàijì accountant會計
累计 lěi jì to accumulate累計
会计师 kuài jì shī accountant會計師
共计 gòngjì to sum up to共計
计时 jì shí to time計時
计较 jìjiào to haggle計較
合计 hé jì to add up the total合計
诡计 guǐ jì trick詭計
统计学 tǒng jì xué statistics統計學
计划生育 jì huà shēng yù family planning計劃生育
计量 jì liàng measurement計量
计程车 jì chéng chē (Tw) taxi計程車
千方百计 qiānfāngbǎijì lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means千方百計
总计 zǒng jì (grand) total總計

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