既 (jì): meaning and stroke order
既 (jì) means already, since, both... (and...).
既
- Simplified
- 既
- Traditional
- 既 (same form)
- Pinyin
- jì
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Stroke order of 既
既
- jì already; since
- 9 strokes
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Meaning of 既
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jì
- already
- since
- both... (and...)
Radical and structure
- 既
- Radical 无 (Kangxi radical 71) · 9 strokes
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 既
- 既然 jì rán since; as; this being the case
既 in our stories
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“所以，树不砍，但是伸过去的树枝要修剪。这样既保住了树，又保护了阳光房。”
suǒyǐ shù bù kǎn dànshì shēn guòqu de shùzhī yào xiūjiǎn zhèyàng jì bǎozhù le shù yòu bǎohù le yángguāngfáng
"So the tree won't be cut down, but the branches over the wall must be pruned. That way the tree is saved and the sunroom protected."
From the story The persimmon tree over the wall HSK 7–9 · Level 9
Stories using 既
- The persimmon tree over the wall HSK 7–9 · Level 9
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).