= 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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How to pronounce 己

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.

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+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

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己 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.

Characters with 己 as component

= ji + Ø4
to record / to note / to memorize / to remember / mark / sign / classifier for blows, kicks, shots
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gǎi = g + ai3
to change / to alter / to transform / to correct
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kǎi = k + ai3
old variant of 愷|恺[kai3] / old variant of 凱|凯[kai3]
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Words with 己

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oneself / one's own
to know oneself / to be intimate or close / intimate friend
those on our side / ourselves / one's own people / one of us

Sentences with 己

dài
ǎn
kàn
 
 
xiē
xi
ba

Want to remember 己 for good?

Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

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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