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觊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
觊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
觊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
觊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
觊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
觊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
觊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

觊 Stroke Order — How to Write 觊

Stroke Order

觊 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 见, 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.

觊 Radical and Character Components

Components:岂见

觊 is a phono-semantic compound: 见 (eye) carries the meaning, while 岂 indicates the sound.

Radical: 见 + 6 more strokes

觊 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • jì

Meanings of 觊 in Chinese

1

jì觊

To covet; to desire something belonging to others, often with an improper or ambitious intent.
他总是觊觎他人的成果,不愿自己付出努力。
He always covets others' achievements, unwilling to put in his own effort.

Common Words and Phrases with 觊

1
jì觊yú觎
To covet; to cast greedy eyes on; to long for something that one should not have.
小明总是觊觎同学的玩具。
Xiao Ming always coveted his classmate's toys.

Idioms with 觊

  • jì觊yú觎zhī之xīn心covetous desire
  • jì觊yú觎zhī之zhì志Covetous ambition

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Questions about 觊

What does 觊 mean in Chinese?

觊 (jì) means “To covet” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 觊?

觊 is pronounced jì in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 觊 have?

觊 has 10 strokes.

How do you write 觊?

觊 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 见. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 觊?

The radical of 觊 is 见, and 觊 is a phono-semantic compound.

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