Chinese Word: 寂 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

寂HSK 5

Pinyin: jì

English Definition: silent; solitary; Taiwan pr. [ji2]

Chinese Definition:
①静，没有声音：寂静。寂寞。孤寂。寂寂。寂灭。寂默。寂寥(寂静空旷)。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 宀

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

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 宀 [gàimian2] roof; house
- 叔 [ shū ] uncle; father's younger brother

Similar Characters: 菽

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寂寞HSK 5	jì mò	lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent
寂静HSK 6	jì jìng	quiet
沉寂	chén jì	silence; stillness
孤寂	gū jì	lonesome; desolate
静寂	jìng jì	quiet; silent

1		gū dú 孤独 bìng bù 并不 yì wèi zhe 意味着 jì mò 寂寞。 Loneliness doesn't necessarily mean solitude.
2		tā 他 mò mò de 默默地 lí kāi le 离开了， liú xià 留下 yī piàn 一片 jì jìng 寂静。 He left silently, leaving behind a silence.
3		bàn yè 半夜 lǐ 里 de 的 jì jìng 寂静 shǐ 使 wǒ 我 nán yǐ 难以 rù shuì 入睡。 The silence in the middle of the night makes it difficult for me to fall asleep.
4		tū rán 突然 de 的 jì jìng 寂静 yì wèi zhe 意味着 yī chǎng 一场 bào fēng yǔ 暴风雨 jí jiāng 即将 lái lín 来临。 The sudden silence implies that a storm is about to come.
5		tā yòng 他用 hēi bái 黑白 bǐ mò 笔墨 qiǎo miào 巧妙 de 地 miáo huì 描绘 le 了 yī zhǐ 一只 jì jìng 寂静 de 的 māo 猫。 He skillfully depicted a silent cat with black and white ink.

1		gū dú 孤独 bìng bù 并不 yì wèi zhe 意味着 jì mò 寂寞。 Loneliness doesn't necessarily mean solitude.
2		tā 他 mò mò de 默默地 lí kāi le 离开了， liú xià 留下 yī piàn 一片 jì jìng 寂静。 He left silently, leaving behind a silence.
3		bàn yè 半夜 lǐ 里 de 的 jì jìng 寂静 shǐ 使 wǒ 我 nán yǐ 难以 rù shuì 入睡。 The silence in the middle of the night makes it difficult for me to fall asleep.
4		tū rán 突然 de 的 jì jìng 寂静 yì wèi zhe 意味着 yī chǎng 一场 bào fēng yǔ 暴风雨 jí jiāng 即将 lái lín 来临。 The sudden silence implies that a storm is about to come.
5		tā yòng 他用 hēi bái 黑白 bǐ mò 笔墨 qiǎo miào 巧妙 de 地 miáo huì 描绘 le 了 yī zhǐ 一只 jì jìng 寂静 de 的 māo 猫。 He skillfully depicted a silent cat with black and white ink.