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鸡 jī chicken

How to remember 鸡: 又 again + 鸟 bird = chicken. The little boy stretches out his hand again to the bird in the petting zoo, and it pecks him, a very grumpy chicken.

  • 1,391. most frequent character
  • HSK 1
  • 7 strokes
  • Radical 鳥

Component breakdown

鸡 = 又 again + 鸟 bird

  • 又 again
  • 鸟 bird
The Gushi story

The little boy stretches out his hand again to the bird in the petting zoo, and it pecks him, a very grumpy chicken.

How it is used

  • Chicken - 鸡蛋 (jīdàn) egg, 鸡肉 (jīròu) chicken meat; measure word 只 (zhī).
  • 鹤立鸡群 (hèlìjīqún) 'a crane among chickens' = to stand head and shoulders above the rest.

Words with 鸡

Example sentences

  • 鸡蛋破了。 Jīdàn pò le.The egg is broken.