Chinese Word: 寄 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

寄HSK 4

Pinyin: jì

English Definition: to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc)

Chinese Definition:
①托付：寄托。寄存。寄情。寄怀。寄意。
②依靠，依附：寄居。寄食。寄生虫。
③托人传送，特指由邮局传递：寄信。寄钱。
④认的亲属：寄父。寄母。寄子。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 宀

Pictophonetic:奇 indicates the sound; 宀 (roof) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 宀 [gàimian2] roof; house
- 奇 [ qí ] strange, unusual, odd; uncanny, occult

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寄托HSK 6	jì tuō	to entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in; a thing in which you invest (your hope, energy etc)
寄予	jì yǔ	to place (hope, importance etc) on; to express; to show; to give
邮寄	yóu jì	to mail; to send by post
寄生	jì shēng	to live in or on another organism as a parasite; to live by taking advantage of others; parasitism; parasitic
寄宿	jì sù	to stay; to lodge; to board

1		qǐng 请 gěi 给 wǒ men 我们 jì huí 寄回 yàng pǐn 样品。 Please send the sample back to us
2		qǐng 请 bāng 帮 wǒ 我 jì 寄 zhè ge 这个 bāo guǒ 包裹。 Please help me mail this package.
3		tā 他 jì chū 寄出 de 的 xìn 信 hái 还 méi 没 dào 到。 The letter he sent has not arrived yet.
4		shàng zhōu 上周 wǒ 我 qù 去 le 了 yóu jú 邮局 jì xìn 寄信。 I went to the post office to mail a letter last week.
5		wǒ 我 zuó tiān 昨天 jì chū 寄出 le 了 yī fèn 一份 bāo guǒ 包裹。 I sent a package yesterday.

1		qǐng 请 gěi 给 wǒ men 我们 jì huí 寄回 yàng pǐn 样品。 Please send the sample back to us
2		qǐng 请 bāng 帮 wǒ 我 jì 寄 zhè ge 这个 bāo guǒ 包裹。 Please help me mail this package.
3		tā 他 jì chū 寄出 de 的 xìn 信 hái 还 méi 没 dào 到。 The letter he sent has not arrived yet.
4		shàng zhōu 上周 wǒ 我 qù 去 le 了 yóu jú 邮局 jì xìn 寄信。 I went to the post office to mail a letter last week.
5		wǒ 我 zuó tiān 昨天 jì chū 寄出 le 了 yī fèn 一份 bāo guǒ 包裹。 I sent a package yesterday.