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= ji + Ø3
surname Ji / also pr. [Ji4]
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= ji + Ø4
order / discipline / age / era / period / to chronicle
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How to pronounce 纪

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
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

纪 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
= ji + Ø3
self / oneself / sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / sixth in order / letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / hexa
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= s + Ø1
"silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 紅|红[hong2], 綠|绿[lü4], 累[lei4] etc / also pr. [mi4]
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Characters with 纪 as component

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

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age / CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]
century / CL:個|个[ge4]
broker / middleman / agent / manager

Sentences with 纪

纪 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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