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Characters, words, pinyin or English

积 jī store up

store up; to accumulate

How to remember 积: 禾 grain + 只 only = store up. The farmer keeps the best grain in the barn and sells only a little, so he can store up food for winter.

  • 728. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 10 strokes
  • Radical 禾

Component breakdown

积 = 禾 grain + 只 only

  • 禾 grain
  • 只 only
    • 口 mouth
    • 八 eight
The Gushi story

The farmer keeps the best grain in the barn and sells only a little, so he can store up food for winter.

How it is used

  • Means 'accumulate, build up over time' - 积累经验 (jīlěi jīngyàn) accumulate experience, drop by drop.
  • Contrast the two 'accumulate' words: 积累 stresses steady gathering, while 堆积 (duījī) is physical piling up of stuff.
  • Also 'area/product' in math and 积极 (jījí) active/positive - the opposite of 消极 (xiāojí) passive/negative, 他很消极 (tā hěn xiāojí) he's very negative.

Words with 积

Example sentences

  • 他工作很积极。 Tā gōngzuò hěn jījí.He is very positive in his work.
  • 知识要靠阅读来积累。 Zhīshi yào kào yuèdú lái jīlěi.Knowledge is accumulated by reading.