ㄐㄧ

jī

chicken

雞 is an 18 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as jī in the first tone.

In simplified Chinese the character 鸡 is used.

It is made up of the components 奚 (surname Xi) and 隹 (sparrow).

  • 雞
    ㄐㄧ

    jī

    chicken

    • 奚
      ㄒㄧ

      xī

      surname Xi

    • 隹
      ㄓㄨㄟ

      zhuī

      sparrow

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[Gee], compared to the TINY SPARROW in my HAND, the <chicken> *across* the yard seems big.
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Definitions for 雞 pronounced as jī

  • fowl
  • chicken
  • CL:隻|只[zhi1]
  • (slang) prostitute

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