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Meaning of 吉

Pinyin jí

Radical

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Strokes

Definition

lucky

Usage

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吉 [jí] 1. Good, beneficial, happy; the opposite of "凶" (xīong). 好，有利的，幸福的，与“凶”相对。 2. An auspicious day. 吉利的日子。 3. Goodness, virtue, beauty. 善，贤，美。 4. Abbreviation for Jilin Province in China. 中国吉林省的简称。 5. A surname. 姓。 1. Good, beneficial, happy; the opposite of "凶": auspicious; fortunate; encountering misfortune and transforming it into good fortune; remnants of valuable artifacts. 好，有利的，幸福的，与“凶”相对：～利。～祥。逢凶化～。～光片羽（喻残存的珍贵的文物）。 2. An auspicious day: selecting a good day. 吉利的日子：择～。 3. Goodness, virtue, beauty: a good person (a kind and virtuous person). 善，贤，美：～人（善良，有才德的人）。～人天相。 4. Abbreviation for Jilin Province in China: Jilin opera. 中国吉林省的简称：～剧。 5. A surname. 姓。 1. (Adjective) Original meaning: auspicious; lucky. 【本义】:吉祥;吉利 2. Formation of the character: A pictographic character. The upper part shows a weapon, and the lower part represents a container that holds the weapon, symbolizing the storage of weapons to reduce warfare, bringing safety to the people. 【造字法】:会意。甲骨文字形，上象兵器，下象盛放兵器的器具。合起来表示把兵器盛放在器中不用，以减少战争，使人民没有危难。 3. (Noun) The first day of the lunar month. 朔日 ([En.] the first day of the lunar month)。 4. A wedding, usually including accompanying celebrations. 婚礼，通常包括伴随的庆祝活动 ([En.] wedding)。 5. An ancient sacrificial rite to the gods; one of the five rites (吉, 凶, 宾, 军, 嘉). 古代祭祀鬼神的礼仪。为五礼(吉、凶、宾、军、嘉)之一 ([En.] sacrificial rites)。 6. An ancient prefecture (Ji prefecture). Established during the Sui dynasty, continued through the Tang, Five Dynasties, Song, and Qing dynasties. Located in present-day Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province. 古州名 ([En.] Ji prefecture)。隋置。唐、五代、宋、清因之。在今江西省吉安市。 7. An onomatopoeia. 象声词。

多吉才让 duō jí cái ràng

Dorjean

吉利 jí lì

auspicious / lucky / propitious

图道多吉 tú dào duō jí

Tudodoji

吉象牌 jí xiàng pái

Jixiang

格鲁吉亚 Gé lǔ jí yà

Georgia (country)

吉米 Jí mǐ

Jimmy, Jimmie or Jimi (name)

吉象 jí xiàng

Lucky elephant

弗吉尼亚 Fú jí ní yà

variant of 弗吉尼亞州|弗吉尼亚州 / Virginia, US state

吉尔吉斯斯坦 Jí ěr jí sī sī tǎn

Kyrgyzstan

塔吉克斯坦 Tǎ jí kè sī tǎn

Tajikistan

英吉利 Yīng jí lì

England (historical loan, from English)

吉安 Jí ān

Ji'an prefecture-level city in Jiangxi / also Ji'an County / Ji'an or Chi'an township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], east Taiwan

吉林市 Jí lín shì

Jilin prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

达吉亚娜 dá jí yà nà

Dagiana

吉日 jí rì

propitious day / lucky day

吉士 jí shì

Custard

吉奥克斯 jí ào kè sī

Geox

吉姆 jí mǔ

Jim

吉卜赛人 Jí bǔ sài rén

Gypsy

勿吉 wù jí

Buji

吉它 jí tā

a guitar

吉庆 jí qìng

auspicious / propitious / good fortune

弗吉尼亚州 Fú jí ní yà zhōu

Virginia, US state

吉凶 jí xiōng

good and bad luck (in astrology)

凶多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo

everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious / everything points to disaster

逢凶化吉 féng xiōng huà jí

misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account

吉林省 Jí lín Shěng

Jilin Province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. 吉, capital Changchun 長春|长春[Chang2 chun1]

溜之大吉 liū zhī dà jí

to steal away / to beat it

巴丹吉林沙漠 bā dān jí lín shā mò

Badain Jaran Desert

吉他 jí tā

guitar (loanword) / CL:把[ba3]