common
place
name

Meaning of

济 means Ji River (ancient waterway); Ji (surname). Pronounced Jǐ.

  • Ji River (ancient waterway)
  • Ji (surname)

Character Info

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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

shuǐ
shì
dài
zhòng
yào
de
shuǐ
yùn
tōng
dào
 

The Ji River was an important ancient water transportation route.

nán
yuán
yīn
shuǐ
yuán
ér
míng
 

Jiyuan in Henan gets its name from being the source of the Ji River.

Shān
dōng
nán
 
níng
 
yáng
dōu
shuǐ
yǒu
guān
 

Jinan, Jining and Jiyang in Shandong are all named after the ancient Ji River.

shǐ
shàng
shuǐ
de
dào
duō
biàn
qiān
 

The course of the Ji River changed many times in history.

Xiàn
zài
huáng
xià
yóu
de
dào
céng
shì
shuǐ
de
dào
 

The current lower Yellow River course was once the old channel of the ancient Ji River.