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圾 jī garbage

How to remember 圾: 土 earth + 及 reach = garbage. Cleaning the beach, the girl pulls a plastic bag from the wet earth as far as her arm can reach and adds it to the garbage.

  • 2,634. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 6 strokes
  • Radical 土

Component breakdown

圾 = 土 earth + 及 reach

  • 土 earth
  • 及 reach
The Gushi story

Cleaning the beach, the girl pulls a plastic bag from the wet earth as far as her arm can reach and adds it to the garbage.

How it is used

  • Half of 垃圾 (lājī) trash; has essentially no independent use.
  • Just memorize the pair 垃圾 as a unit - 倒垃圾 (dào lājī) take out the trash, 垃圾桶 (lājītǒng) trash can.
  • The 土 (earth) radical hints at refuse/dirt.

Words with 圾

Example sentences

  • 我去扔垃圾。 Wǒ qù rēng lājī.I'm going to throw out the garbage.