击 Stroke Order — How to Write 击
击 is written in 5 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 凵, 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.
击 Radical and Character Components
Partial breakdown of 击:凵
击 is an ideographic compound. Simplified form of 擊; 手 provides the meaning.
Radical: 凵 + 3 more strokes
击 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- jī
Meanings of 击 in Chinese
1
jī击
To strike, hit, or beat; to make a similar striking motion.
他用力击鼓，声音响彻整个广场
He beat the drum vigorously, and the sound echoed throughout the square.
To hit, strike, attack; to defeat or destroy.
警方正在全力打击网络诈骗活动。
The police are fully combating online fraud activities.
To strike, hit, touch, or collide.
她目击了事件的全过程。
She witnessed the entire process of the event.
Common Words and Phrases with 击
1
To defeat, overcome, or conquer an opponent.
我们的团队通过团队合作和不懈努力，最终击败了所有对手，赢得了冠军。
Our team, through teamwork and relentless effort, finally defeated all opponents and won the championship.
2
To shoot someone dead.
警方在追捕行动中，最终将嫌犯击毙。
The police eventually shot the suspect dead during the pursuit.
3
To penetrate or pierce through; to make a hole in something by force; to puncture.
尖锐的物体击穿了汽车的轮胎。
The sharp object punctured the car's tire.
4
To hit, strike, or beat something, often with force, or as in playing a percussion instrument.
他用锤子击打木桩，试图将其打入地面
He used a hammer to strike the wooden stake, trying to drive it into the ground.
5
The act of firing a gun by pulling its trigger.
射击比赛中，选手必须在规定时间内完成击发动作
In a shooting competition, contestants must complete the firing action within the specified time.
6
to beat or strike a drum
孩子们在草地上击鼓，为即将开始的节日庆典增添了欢乐的气氛。
The children beat drums on the grass, adding a joyful atmosphere to the upcoming festival celebration.
7
To strike and destroy; to destroy by hitting.
一颗流星击毁了空间站的太阳能电池板。
A meteor destroyed the space station's solar panels.
8
9
to rout; to crush; to defeat utterly
经过一番苦战，我们的队伍最终击溃了对手，赢得了冠军。
After a fierce struggle, our team ultimately routed our opponents and won the championship.
10
to shoot down (an aircraft, etc.)
军队成功击落了目标无人机。
The military successfully shot down the target drone.
11
To defeat and destroy, especially an enemy or their forces, causing significant damage.
我们团队经过不懈努力，最终击破了技术难题，项目得以顺利推进。
Our team, through unremitting efforts, finally overcame the technical challenge, allowing the project to proceed smoothly.
12
13
To strike or hit the water, as with an oar or when swimming.
运动员在泳池中奋力击水，向着终点线冲刺。
The athlete vigorously struck the water in the pool, sprinting towards the finish line.
14
The hammer of a flintlock firearm, which holds the flint and strikes the frizzen to ignite the gunpowder.
老式燧发枪的击铁上，常常雕刻着精美的花纹
The frizzen of old flintlock firearms often had exquisite patterns carved on it.
15
To repel or drive back an attack or an enemy.
他用棍子成功击退了那只野狗。
He successfully repelled the wild dog with a stick.
More words with 击
- chōng冲jī击Impact, Shock
- qiāo敲jī击knock, strike
- shè射jī击shooting
- zhuàng撞jī击to collide with force; impact
- chù触jī击strike; collide
- huán还jī击To fight back; to retaliate.
- hōng轰jī击to bomb or shell; to bombard
- jiā夹jī击Pincer attack, attack from both sides
- jié截jī击to intercept and attack
- jū狙jī击Sniping
- kàng抗jī击to resist and fight back
- kòu叩jī击knock, tap
- kòu扣jī击knock, tap
- léi雷jī击lightning strike
- měng猛jī击smash, strike
- pāi拍jī击To beat, strike, or flap.
- pào炮jī击to cannonade; to bombard
- póu掊jī击Attack; lash out at.
- qiāng枪jī击shooting, gun attack
- quán拳jī击boxing
Idioms with 击
- jī击gǔ鼓chuán传huā花pass the buck
- jī击zhòng中yào要hài害hit the nail on the head
- bì避qiáng强jī击ruò弱avoid strong, attack weak
- bì避shí实jī击xū虚avoid the strong, attack the weak
- bù不kān堪yī一jī击extremely vulnerable
- chéng乘shèng胜zhuī追jī击follow up a victory with hot pursuit
- dǎ打jī击bào报fù复strike back in revenge
- dà大sì肆gōng攻jī击wantonly attack or criticize fiercely
- fǎn反gē戈yī一jī击turn on one's own and strike
- gè各gè个jī击pò破defeat opponents one by one
- gēn跟zōng踪zhuī追jī击track and pursue
- páng旁qiāo敲cè侧jī击make indirect allusions or criticisms
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Open the tool →Questions about 击
What does 击 mean in Chinese?
击 (jī) means “To strike, hit, or beat” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 击?
击 is pronounced jī in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 击 have?
击 has 5 strokes.
How do you write 击?
击 is written in 5 strokes, starting from the radical 凵. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 击?
The radical of 击 is 凵, and 击 is an ideographic compound.