几

Character

几 jǐ · jī

HSK 1Character2 readings

how many; how much

Radical: 几 (itself)
Strokes: 2
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 丿乙
Traditional: 几
Frequency: #351 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

jǐMain reading jīRare reading

jǐ

ji3Main readingHSK 1

how many; how much CC-CEDICT
several; a few CC-CEDICT

Words that use “几” as jǐ

寥寥无几liáo liáo wú jǐvery fewWordHSK 7–9 几个jǐ gea fewWord 几何jǐ hégeometryWord 几倍jǐ bèiseveral timesWord 几分jǐ fēnsomewhatWord 几千jǐ qiānseveral thousandWord 几号jǐ hào(slang) heroinWord 几多jǐ duō(dialect) how muchWord

jī

ji1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is jǐ.

small low table (as in 茶几, a coffee table)

Examples

茶几上有一个杯子。
chá jī shàng yǒu yī gè bēi zi
There is a cup on the coffee table.
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猫在茶几下面。
māo zài chá jī xià miàn
The cat is under the coffee table.
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Words that use “几” as jī

几乎jī hūalmostWordHSK 4 几率jī lǜhow likely it is that something will happenWordHSK 7–9 几丁jī dīngchitinWord 几希jī xīnot muchWord 几微jī wēitinyWord 几案jī ànlong narrow tableWord 几欲jī yùalmostWord 几米jī mǐJimmy LiaoWord

Stroke order

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