CHINESE CHARACTER

鸡 (jī): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

jī

chicken

HSK 17 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

鸟

Primary radical

鸟 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 鸡.

又 · 鸟

Visible components

鸡 is decomposed as ⿰又鸟.

STROKES · 7

Write 鸡 in 7 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 鸡

鸡蛋jīdàn

HSK 1 · (chicken) egg; hen's egg

鸡jī

HSK 3 · fowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute

鹤立鸡群hèlìjīqún

HSK 7-9 · a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common; manifestly superior

Examples using 鸡

鸡蛋

我不喜欢鸡蛋。

Wǒ bù xǐ huan jī dàn。

I dislike eggs.

鸡

我经常吃鸡。

Wǒ jīng cháng chī jī。

I often eat chicken.

FAQ

What does 鸡 (jī) mean in Chinese?

chicken

How do you write 鸡 in stroke order?

鸡 has 7 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 鸡?

鸟 is the radical in 鸡. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 鸡?

鸡蛋 (jīdàn): (chicken) egg; hen's egg; 鸡 (jī): fowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute; 鹤立鸡群 (hèlìjīqún): a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common; manifestly superior.