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= ji + Ø1
surname Ji
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= ji + Ø1
to inspect / to check
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= qi + Ø3
to bow to the ground
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How to pronounce 稽

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
= qi initial

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

稽 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= h + e2
cereal / grain
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yóu = y + ou2
outstanding / particularly, especially / a fault / to express discontentment against
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zhǐ = zh + Ø3
imperial decree / purport / aim / purpose
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Characters with 稽 as component

稽 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 稽

comical / funny / amusing / old pr. [gu3 ji1] / huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang
complete nonsense (idiom)
inspection

Sentences with 稽

稽 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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