Chinese Word: 紀 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

紀 (Simplified: 纪)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 4

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 糸

Pictophonetic:己 indicates the sound; 糹 (thread) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 糹 [ sī ] silk; thread
- 己 [ jǐ ] self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem

Similar Characters: 紆

Pinyin: jì

English Definition:order; discipline; age; era; period; to chronicle

Chinese Definition:
①记载：纪年。纪元。纪行(xíng)。纪实。纪念。纪传(zhuàn)体(中国传统史书的一种体裁，以人物传记为中心叙述史实，“纪”是帝王本纪，“传”是其他人物的列传)。纪事本末体(中国传统史书的一种体裁，以重要事件为纲，将一段历史完整地记载下来)。
②记年代的方式：一纪(古代指十二年)。世纪(一百年)。
③地质年代分期的第二级，纪以下为“世”，纪以上为“代”。
④法度：纪律。违法乱纪。
⑤散丝的头绪：丝缕有纪。

Example Words:

	紀念HSK 5	jì niàn	to commemorate; to remember; Classifiers: 个
	紀錄HSK 5	jì lù	variant of 记录 (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record")

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Pinyin: jǐ

English Definition:surname Ji; also pr. [Ji4]

Chinese Definition:
①姓氏。

Example Sentences

1		zhàn shí 战时 yīng 应 yán gé zūn shǒu 严格遵守 jì lǜ 纪律 Discipline must be strictly observed during wartime.
2		tā 他 jīng cháng 经常 qù 去 shì jì guǎng chǎng 世纪广场 sàn bù 散步。 He often takes walks at Century Square.
3		tā 他 xiǎng 想 yào 要 dǎ pò 打破 zhè ge 这个 jì lù 纪录。 He wants to break this record.
4		wǒ men 我们 xiàn zài 现在 shēng huó 生活 zài 在 21世纪。 We are now living in the 21st century.
5		wǒ 我 zuì jìn 最近 hěn 很 xǐ huan 喜欢 kàn 看 jì lù piàn 纪录片。 Recently, I really enjoy watching documentaries.

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1		zhàn shí 战时 yīng 应 yán gé zūn shǒu 严格遵守 jì lǜ 纪律 Discipline must be strictly observed during wartime.
2		tā 他 jīng cháng 经常 qù 去 shì jì guǎng chǎng 世纪广场 sàn bù 散步。 He often takes walks at Century Square.
3		tā 他 xiǎng 想 yào 要 dǎ pò 打破 zhè ge 这个 jì lù 纪录。 He wants to break this record.
4		wǒ men 我们 xiàn zài 现在 shēng huó 生活 zài 在 21世纪。 We are now living in the 21st century.
5		wǒ 我 zuì jìn 最近 hěn 很 xǐ huan 喜欢 kàn 看 jì lù piàn 纪录片。 Recently, I really enjoy watching documentaries.

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