jì

common
name
place
technical

Meaning of

蓟 means thistle; a perennial herb with prickly leaves; Ji; an ancient place name. Pronounced j ì.

  • thistle; a perennial herb with prickly leaves
  • Ji; an ancient place name
  • Jixian; a county in Tianjin

Character Info

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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Shān
shàng
zhǎng
mǎn
le
dài
de
 

The hillside is covered with prickly thistles.

Zhōng
cháng
yòng
lái
zhì
liáo
chū
xiě
zhèng
 

Traditional Chinese medicine often uses big thistle to treat bleeding conditions.

Zhè
zhǒng
huā
de
yán
shì
hóng
de
 

The color of this thistle flower is purplish-red.

de
quán
cǎo
dōu
yào
 

The entire plant of the thistle can be used as medicine.

Xiǎo
xīn
yào
bèi
de
zhā
dào
shǒu
 

Be careful not to get pricked by the thistle's thorns.