Chinese Word: 薊 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

薊 (Simplified: 蓟)

Pinyin: jì

English Definition: cirsium; thistle; surname Ji; ancient Chinese city state near modern day Beijing

Chinese Definition:
①多年生草本植物，花紫色，可入药，亦称“大蓟”。

Total strokes: 16; Radical: 艸

Pictophonetic:魝 indicates the sound; 艹 (plant) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 蓟

薊城	jì chéng	old name for Beijing 北京
薊縣	jì xiàn	Ji county in Tianjin 天津
薊馬	jì mǎ	(zoology) thrips (order Thysanoptera); thunderbug

1		zhí wù 植物 jì 蓟 lái yuán yú 来源于 tā men 它们 de 的 shí wù 食物。 The thistle is one of their food sources.
2		bái pú táo jiǔ 白葡萄酒 zhōng 中 jiā rù 加入 shǎo xǔ 少许 cháo xiān jì 朝鲜蓟。 Steam a few artichokes in white wine.
3		wǎn 晚 jì 蓟 què 却 zhēng 争 zǐ 紫 dòu yàn 斗艳， yǐn rén rù shèng 引人入胜。 Late thistles make spectacular purple accents.
4		gāo dà 高大 de 的 jì 蓟 shuō 说。 tā 它 de 的 měi piàn 每片 yè zi 叶子 dōu 都 cháng 长 mǎn 满 le 了 cì 刺。 "Where are you coming?" said the tall thistles whose leaves were all armed with thorns.
5		tā men 他们 jiù 就 xiàng 像 jì huā 蓟花 de 的 guàn máo 冠毛 yí yàng 一样 yòu 又 fēi zǒu 飞走 And away they all flew like the down of a thistle

1		zhí wù 植物 jì 蓟 lái yuán yú 来源于 tā men 它们 de 的 shí wù 食物。 The thistle is one of their food sources.
2		bái pú táo jiǔ 白葡萄酒 zhōng 中 jiā rù 加入 shǎo xǔ 少许 cháo xiān jì 朝鲜蓟。 Steam a few artichokes in white wine.
3		wǎn 晚 jì 蓟 què 却 zhēng 争 zǐ 紫 dòu yàn 斗艳， yǐn rén rù shèng 引人入胜。 Late thistles make spectacular purple accents.
4		gāo dà 高大 de 的 jì 蓟 shuō 说。 tā 它 de 的 měi piàn 每片 yè zi 叶子 dōu 都 cháng 长 mǎn 满 le 了 cì 刺。 "Where are you coming?" said the tall thistles whose leaves were all armed with thorns.
5		tā men 他们 jiù 就 xiàng 像 jì huā 蓟花 de 的 guàn máo 冠毛 yí yàng 一样 yòu 又 fēi zǒu 飞走 And away they all flew like the down of a thistle