Pronunciation & meaning
- Pronunciation
Mandarinㄐㄧˊ jí
Cantonesegat1
Taiwanesekiat
- Meaning
- lucky, propitious, good
- Kangxi Radical
- 口 · 6 strokes
Common words
- 吉祥jí xiánglucky; auspicious
- 吉利jí lìauspicious; lucky
- 吉普車jí pǔ chējeep (military vehicle) (loanword)
- 吉凶jí xiōnggood and bad luck (in astrology)
- 凶多吉少xiōng duō jí shǎo(lit.) everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); (fig.) inauspicious; everything points to disaster
- 吉他jí tā(loanword) guitar
- 吉日jí rìpropitious day; lucky day
- 吉士jí shìcheese (loanword); custard powder
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