髻 Stroke Order — How to Write 髻
髻 is written in 16 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 髟, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
髻 Radical and Character Components
髻 is a phono-semantic compound: 髟 (hair) carries the meaning, while 吉 indicates the sound.
Radical: 髟 + 6 more strokes
髻 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- jì
Meanings of 髻 in Chinese
jì髻
Common Words and Phrases with 髻
More words with 髻
- biàn辫jì髻braided bun
- luó螺jì髻Spiral hair bun, Coiled hair
- yā丫jì髻double bun hairstyle, two-side buns
- fà发jì髻bun, chignon
- fà发jì髻shàng上on a hair bun, on a bun
Idioms with 髻
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What does 髻 mean in Chinese?
髻 (jì) means “A coil or knot of hair on the top or back of the head; a bun” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 髻?
髻 is pronounced jì in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 髻 have?
髻 has 16 strokes.
How do you write 髻?
髻 is written in 16 strokes, starting from the radical 髟. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 髻?
The radical of 髻 is 髟, and 髻 is a phono-semantic compound.