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稷 Stroke Order — How to Write 稷

Stroke Order

稷 is written in 15 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 禾, 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.

稷 Radical and Character Components

Components:禾畟

稷 is a phono-semantic compound: 禾 (grain) carries the meaning, while 畟 indicates the sound.

Radical: 禾 + 10 more strokes

稷 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • jì

Meanings of 稷 in Chinese

1

jì稷

An ancient grain crop, referring to millet or broomcorn millet.
远古时期,人们主要种植粟和稷。
In ancient times, people mainly cultivated millet and broomcorn millet.
Jì (稷) refers to the god of grain, revered in ancient China as the protector of harvests. It is often used symbolically to represent the foundation and prosperity of a community or realm, as in '社稷' (shèjì), which denotes the welfare of the land and its people.
丰饶的土地是社稷昌盛的根基。
Fertile land is the foundation for the prosperity of the land and its people.

Words with 稷

  • shè社jì稷the state, the nation
  • shǔ黍jì稷millet, millets

Idioms with 稷

  • zōng宗miào庙shè社jì稷foundational institutions of a nation
  • shè社jì稷shēng生mín民the nation and its people
  • shè社jì稷wèi为xū墟The nation is devastated and desolate
  • shè社jì稷zhī之chén臣pillar of the nation
  • shè社jì稷zhī之qì器pillar of the community
  • shè社jì稷zhī之yì役fundamental duty to the state
  • jì稷fēng蜂shè社shǔ鼠influential scoundrels

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Questions about 稷

What does 稷 mean in Chinese?

稷 (jì) means “An ancient grain crop” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 稷?

稷 is pronounced jì in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 稷 have?

稷 has 15 strokes.

How do you write 稷?

稷 is written in 15 strokes, starting from the radical 禾. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 稷?

The radical of 稷 is 禾, and 稷 is a phono-semantic compound.

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