己 Stroke Order — How to Write 己
己 is written in 3 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 己, 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.
己 Radical and Character Components
己 is a pictograph. A loom woven with thread.
Radical: 己 + 0 more strokes
己 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- jǐ
Meanings of 己 in Chinese
jǐ己
Common Words and Phrases with 己
More words with 己
- zhī知jǐ己an intimate friend or bosom friend
- lì利jǐ己Self-serving; benefiting oneself.
- lǜ律jǐ己Self-discipline
- yì异jǐ己Dissident, Alien
- sī私jǐ己Private funds, Personal savings
- kè克jǐ己Self-control, Self-restraint
- qū屈jǐ己humble oneself, restrain oneself
- tī梯jǐ己private savings, pocket money
- tī体ji己Personal savings, Private money
- tiē贴jǐ己Intimate, Confidential
- xū虚jǐ己Be modest, Be humble
- zì自jǐ己Self, Own
- jǐ己rèn任one's own responsibility, a self-imposed duty
- dá妲jǐ己Daji, A legendary femme fatale
- wèi为zì自jǐ己For oneself, For one's own sake
- duì对zì自jǐ己to oneself, for oneself
- gěi给zì自jǐ己for oneself, to oneself
- jǐ己jiàn见own opinion, own view
- jí己yǒu有possessed, existing
- tā他zì自jǐ己himself, by himself
Idioms with 己
- ān安fèn分shǒu守jǐ己content with one's lot and abide by rules
- ān安fèn份shǒu守jǐ己content with one's lot and law-abiding
- gè各chí持jǐ己jiàn见Each sticks to their own view
- gè各shū抒jǐ己jiàn见Everyone expresses their own opinions freely
- gè各zhí执jǐ己jiàn见Each holds their own opinion
- gū孤xíng行jǐ己jiàn见stubbornly follow one's own course
- gū孤xíng行jǐ己yì意stubbornly insist on one's own way
- gù固zhí执jǐ己jiàn见stubbornly adhere to one's own opinions
- jù据wéi为jǐ己yǒu有appropriate to oneself
- kè克jǐ己fèng奉gōng公curb selfishness for public good
- pái排chì斥yì异jǐ己exclude those who differ
- pái排chú除yì异jǐ己eliminate those who hold different opinions
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Open the tool →Questions about 己
What does 己 mean in Chinese?
己 (jǐ) means “Pronoun” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 己?
己 is pronounced jǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 己 have?
己 has 3 strokes.
How do you write 己?
己 is written in 3 strokes, starting from the radical 己. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 己?
The radical of 己 is 己, and 己 is a pictograph.