Usage of the character 吉
Jí
吉
[吉]
- surname Ji
- abbr. for Jilin 吉林省 ( Jilín Shěng)
jí
吉
[吉]
- lucky
- giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)
Pǔjí
普吉
[普吉]
- Phuket (city in Thailand)
jíxiáng
吉祥
[吉祥]
- lucky
- auspicious
- propitious
Jíliè
吉列
[吉列]
- Gillette (brand)
jízhào
吉兆
[吉兆]
- lucky omen
jílì
吉利
[吉利]
- auspicious
- lucky
- propitious
Chāngjí
昌吉
[昌吉]
- Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州 ( Chāngjí Huízúzìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang
jímò
吉莫
[吉莫]
- (old) name of a kind of leather
Qiàjí
恰吉
[恰吉]
- Chucky, murderous villain of the 1988 US horror movie "Child's Play"
Anjí
安吉
[安吉]
- Anji county in Huzhou 湖州 ( Húzhōu), Zhejiang
juānjí
蠲吉
[蠲吉]
- variant of 涓吉 (juānjí)
Bānjí
班吉
[班吉]
- Bangui, capital of Central African Republic
Géjí
革吉
[革吉]
- Ge'gyai county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Dge rgyas rdzong
hājí
哈吉
[哈吉]
- haji or hadji (Islam)
liángjí
良吉
[良吉]
- lucky day
- auspicious day
Jí'ēn
吉恩
[吉恩]
- Gene (name)
Jíxiàn
吉县
[吉縣]
- Ji county in Linfen 臨汾／临汾 ( Línfén), Shanxi
jíliè
吉列
[吉列]
- breaded and fried cutlet (loanword via Cantonese)
Jítián
吉田
[吉田]
- Yoshida (Japanese surname and place name)
lìngjí
令吉
[令吉]
- ringgit (Malaysian currency unit)
Jí'ān
吉安
[吉安]
- Ji'an prefecture-level city in Jiangxi
- also Ji'an County
- Ji'an or Chi'an township in Hualien County 花蓮縣／花莲县 ( Huālián Xiàn), east Taiwan
Jílóng
吉隆
[吉隆]
- Gyirong county, Tibetan: Skyid grong rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
Jíyě
吉野
[吉野]
- Yoshino (Japanese surname and place name)
jíxiōng
吉凶
[吉凶]
- good and bad luck (in astrology)
Jídǎ
吉打
[吉打]
- Kedah, state of northwest Malaysia, capital Alor Star 亞羅士打／亚罗士打 ( Yàluóshìdǎ)
jíbèi
吉贝
[吉貝]
- kapok (Ceiba pentandra)
májí
麻吉
[麻吉]
- (slang) (Tw) close friend
- best pal
- to get along well
- to be tight
- congenial
jítā
吉它
[吉它]
- a guitar
Jílín
吉林
[吉林]
- Jilin province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. 吉, capital 長春／长春
- also Jilin prefecture-level city, Jilin province
Jíshuǐ
吉水
[吉水]
- Jishui county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi
jírì
吉日
[吉日]
- propitious day
- lucky day
Jípǔ
吉普
[吉普]
- Jeep (car brand)
Jídá
吉达
[吉達]
- Jeddah (Saudi city, on Red Sea)
jíqìng
吉庆
[吉慶]
- auspicious
- propitious
- good fortune
Yánjí
延吉
[延吉]
- Yanji, county-level city, capital of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州／延边朝鲜族自治州 ( Yánbiān Cháoxiǎnzú Zìzhìzhōu), Jilin
jíshì
吉士
[吉士]
- cheese (loanword)
- custard powder
- (literary) man (laudatory)
- person of virtue
jítā
吉他
[吉他]
- guitar (loanword)
- CL:把 (bǎ)
jíshì
吉事
[吉事]
- auspicious event
éjí
额吉
[額吉]
- mother (Mongolian)
dàjí
大吉
[大吉]
- very auspicious
- extremely lucky
Xījí
西吉
[西吉]
- Xiji county in Guyuan 固原 ( Gùyuán), Ningxia
Jílì
吉利
[吉利]
- Geely, Chinese car make
Yǒngjí
永吉
[永吉]
- Yongji county in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
Jímǐ
吉米
[吉米]
- Jimmy, Jimmie or Jimi (name)
bùjí
不吉
[不吉]
- unlucky
- inauspicious
- ominous
Jílè
吉勒
[吉勒]
- Gilles (name)
Jíshǒu
吉首
[吉首]
- Jishou, county-level city and capital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州 ( Xiāngxī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu), Henan
Jízhōu
吉州
[吉州]
- Jizhou district of Ji'an city 吉安市, Jiangxi
- Kilju county in North Hamgyeong province, North Korea
juānjí
涓吉
[涓吉]
- to choose an auspicious day
Jíbǎilì
吉百利
[吉百利]
- Cadbury (name)
- Cadbury (brand)
jílìdīng
吉利丁
[吉利丁]
- (loanword) gelatin
Jíbùtí
吉布提
[吉布提]
- Djibouti
Qiūjí'ěr
邱吉尔
[邱吉爾]
- Winston Churchill (1874-1965), UK politican and prime minister 1940-1945 and 1951-1955
- surname Churchill
Qiūjí'ěr
丘吉尔
[丘吉爾]
- variant of 邱吉爾／邱吉尔 ( Qiūjí'ěr)
Bùjí Hé
布吉河
[布吉河]
- Buji River, tributary of Shenzhen or Shamchun River 深圳河 ( Shēnzhèn Hé), Guangdong
jíshìguǒ
吉事果
[吉事果]
- churro
Jílín Shěng
吉林省
[吉林省]
- Jilin Province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. 吉, capital Changchun 長春／长春 ( Chángchūn)
Yánjí Shì
延吉市
[延吉市]
- Yanji, county-level city, capital of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州／延边朝鲜族自治州 ( Yánbiān Cháoxiǎnzú Zìzhìzhōu), Jilin
hājísī
哈吉斯
[哈吉斯]
- haggis (a Scottish dish) (loanword)
Jílādé
吉拉德
[吉拉德]
- Gillard (name)
Tǎjíkè
塔吉克
[塔吉克]
- Tajik; (esp.) Tajik ethnic group in Xinjiang
- (Tw, HK) Tajikistan
Chāngjíshì
昌吉市
[昌吉市]
- Changji, county-level city in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州 ( Chāngjí Huízúzìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang
Yǒngjíxiàn
永吉县
[永吉縣]
- Yongji county in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
qínjíliǎo
秦吉了
[秦吉了]
- mythical talking bird
- mynah bird
línjítè
林吉特
[林吉特]
- ringgit (monetary unit of Malaysia) (loanword)
Dàjílǐng
大吉岭
[大吉嶺]
- Darjeeling, town in India
jíshìfěn
吉士粉
[吉士粉]
- custard powder
jítāpǔ
吉他谱
[吉他譜]
- guitar tablature
Jíjiālì
吉佳利
[吉佳利]
- Kigali, capital of Rwanda (Tw)
Jímùnǎi
吉木乃
[吉木乃]
- Jeminay county or Jéminey nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區／阿勒泰地区 ( Alètàidìqū), Xinjiang
Jílándān
吉兰丹
[吉蘭丹]
- Kelantan (state of Malaysia)
Mòjítuō
莫吉托
[莫吉托]
- Mojito
jiājíyú
加吉鱼
[加吉魚]
- porgy (Pagrosomus major)
jízìjié
吉字节
[吉字節]
- gigabyte (2^30 or approximately a billion bytes)
Jízhīdǎo
吉之岛
[吉之島]
- JUSCO, Japanese chain of hypermarkets
Jílóngxiàn
吉隆县
[吉隆縣]
- Gyirong county, Tibetan: Skyid grong rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
jítèbā
吉特巴
[吉特巴]
- jitterbug (loanword)
ānjí'ěr
安吉尔
[安吉爾]
- angel (loanword)
Jíběnsī
吉本斯
[吉本斯]
- Gibbons (name)
Hóng Liàngjí
洪亮吉
[洪亮吉]
- Hong Liangji (1746-1809), poet and historian
Yīngjílì
英吉利
[英吉利]
- England (historical loan, from English)
Nàjíbù
纳吉布
[納吉布]
- Muhammad Naguib (1901-1984), first president of the Republic of Egypt
Chāngjízhōu
昌吉州
[昌吉州]
- Sanji or Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州 ( Chāngjí Huízúzìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang
Jíshuǐxiàn
吉水县
[吉水縣]
- Jishui county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi
Jílóngpō
吉隆坡
[吉隆坡]
- Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia
jítāshǒu
吉他手
[吉他手]
- guitar player
Jí'ānxiāng
吉安乡
[吉安鄉]
- Ji'an or Chi'an township in Hualien County 花蓮縣／花莲县 ( Huālián Xiàn), east Taiwan
jílǔbā
吉鲁巴
[吉魯巴]
- jitterbug (loanword)
Jíbùdì
吉布地
[吉布地]
- Djibouti (Tw)
Jízhōujùn
吉州郡
[吉州郡]
- Kilju county in North Hamgyeong province, North Korea
Jíqiángzhèn
吉强镇
[吉強鎮]
- Jiqiang town in Xiji county 西吉 ( Xījí), Guyuan 固原 ( Gùyuán), Ningxia
shùjíshì
庶吉士
[庶吉士]
- title of the temporary position in the Hanlin Academy 翰林院 ( Hànlínyuàn) conferred on meritorious candidates until the next examination
Wánglǎojí
王老吉
[王老吉]
- Wanglaoji (beverage brand)
Jílìqū
吉利区
[吉利區]
- Jili district of Luoyang City 洛陽市／洛阳市 in Henan province 河南
jílìfú
吉利服
[吉利服]
- ghillie suit (loanword)
Jídí'ēn
吉迪恩
[吉迪恩]
- Gideon (name, from Judges 6:11 onward)
- also written 基甸
Wéijí'ěr
维吉尔
[維吉爾]
- Virgil or Vergilius (70-19 BC), Roman poet and author of the Aeneid 埃涅阿斯紀／埃涅阿斯纪 ( Aīniè'āsī Jì)
Jílínshì
吉林市
[吉林市]
- Jilin prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
bùlājí
布拉吉
[布拉吉]
- woman's dress (loanword from Russian)
- gown
Jíshǒu Shì
吉首市
[吉首市]
- Jishou, county-level city and capital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州 ( Xiāngxī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu), Henan
Xījíxiàn
西吉县
[西吉縣]
- Xiji county in Guyuan 固原 ( Gùyuán), Ningxia
Jílāní
吉拉尼
[吉拉尼]
- Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani (1952-), Pakistan People's Party politician, prime minister 2008-2012
Jídàgǎng
吉大港
[吉大港]
- Chittagong (Bangladesh port city)
jíwáwa
吉娃娃
[吉娃娃]
- Chihuahua (dog)
Gējílā
哥吉拉
[哥吉拉]
- Godzilla (Tw)
Anjíxiàn
安吉县
[安吉縣]
- Anji county in Huzhou 湖州 ( Húzhōu), Zhejiang
jíxiángwù
吉祥物
[吉祥物]
- mascot
ōujísāng
欧吉桑
[歐吉桑]
- older man
- man of mature years (Japanese loanword)
Jí'ānxiàn
吉安县
[吉安縣]
- Ji'an county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi
Anjíxīng
安吉星
[安吉星]
- OnStar, communications system for motor vehicles featuring speech recognition, GPS navigation etc
Jí'ānshì
吉安市
[吉安市]
- Ji'an prefecture-level city in Jiangxi
diànjítā
电吉他
[電吉他]
- electric guitar
Géjíxiàn
革吉县
[革吉縣]
- Ge'gyai county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Dge rgyas rdzong
Yīngjíshā
英吉沙
[英吉沙]
- Yéngisar nahiyisi (Yengisar county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區／喀什地区 ( Kāshídìqū), west Xinjiang
jí'ěrdá
吉尔达
[吉爾達]
- gelada (Theropithecus gelada), Ethiopian herbivorous monkey similar to baboon
Jínísī
吉尼斯
[吉尼斯]
- Guinness (name)
jípǔchē
吉普车
[吉普車]
- jeep (military vehicle) (loanword)
Jízhōuqū
吉州区
[吉州區]
- Jizhou district of Ji'an city 吉安市, Jiangxi
bùjílì
不吉利
[不吉利]
- ominous
Jíyějiā
吉野家
[吉野家]
- Yoshinoya (Japanese fast food chain)
Duōjíbì
多吉币
[多吉幣]
- Dogecoin (cryptocurrency)
Fúzé Yùjí
福泽谕吉
[福澤諭吉]
- Fukuzawa Yukichi (1835-1901), prominent Japanese Westernizer, liberal educator and founder of Keio University
bèisījítā
贝斯吉他
[貝斯吉他]
- bass guitar
Fújíníyà
佛吉尼亚
[佛吉尼亞]
- Virginia, US state
Jípǔsīkuā
吉普斯夸
[吉普斯夸]
- Gipuzkoa or Guipúzcoa, one of the seven Basque provinces in north Spain
liángchénjírì
良辰吉日
[良辰吉日]
- fine time, lucky day (idiom); fig. good opportunity
Jímùsà'ěr
吉木萨尔
[吉木薩爾]
- Jimsar county or Jimisar nahiyisi in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州 ( Chāngjí Huízúzìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang
jíréntiānxiàng
吉人天相
[吉人天相]
- see 吉人自有天相 (jírénzìyǒutiānxiàng)
Jímùnǎixiàn
吉木乃县
[吉木乃縣]
- Jeminay county or Jéminey nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區／阿勒泰地区 ( Alètàidìqū), Xinjiang
Tǎjíkèrén
塔吉克人
[塔吉克人]
- Tajik (person)
féngxiōnghuàjí
逢凶化吉
[逢凶化吉]
- misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account
jíluómǐtū
吉罗米突
[吉羅米突]
- kilometer (old) (loanword)
Fēngchén Xiùjí
丰臣秀吉
[豐臣秀吉]
- TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi (1536-1598), Japanese warlord, undisputed ruler of Japan 1590-1598
jídiànzǐfú
吉电子伏
[吉電子伏]
- giga electron volt GeV (unit of energy equal to 1.6 x 10⁻¹⁰ joules)
Gǔjílātè
古吉拉特
[古吉拉特]
- Gujarat, state in west India
qūjíbìxiōng
趋吉避凶
[趨吉避凶]
- to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom)
Tángjíhēdé
堂吉诃德
[堂吉訶德]
- Don Quixote
wànshìdàjí
万事大吉
[萬事大吉]
- everything is fine (idiom); all is well with the world
Tǎjíkèzú
塔吉克族
[塔吉克族]
- Tajik ethnic group
Jílǐbāsī
吉里巴斯
[吉里巴斯]
- Kiribati (formerly the Gilbert Islands) (Tw)
Jílín Dàxué
吉林大学
[吉林大學]
- Jilin University
kāiyèdàjí
开业大吉
[開業大吉]
- celebration on opening a business
Jí'ěrjísī
吉尔吉斯
[吉爾吉斯]
- Kyrgyz
- (Tw, HK) Kyrgyzstan
Tángjíhēdé
唐吉诃德
[唐吉訶德]
- Don Quixote
- also written 堂吉訶德／堂吉诃德 ( Tángjíhēdé)
guānméndàjí
关门大吉
[關門大吉]
- to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom)
Chéngjísīhán
成吉思汗
[成吉思汗]
- Genghis Khan (1162-1227), founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire
Shàomòjí Zhōu
绍莫吉州
[紹莫吉州]
- Somogy, a county in southwest Hungary, capital 考波什堡 ( Kǎoboshibǎo)
Jíníxìshù
吉尼系数
[吉尼係數]
- see 基尼係數／基尼系数 ( Jīníxìshù)
Wéijíníyà
维吉尼亚
[維吉尼亞]
- Virginia, US state (Tw)
Jílándān Hé
吉兰丹河
[吉蘭丹河]
- Kelantan River of Malaysia, near Thai border
liūzhīdàjí
溜之大吉
[溜之大吉]
- to steal away
- to beat it
xiōngduōjíshǎo
凶多吉少
[凶多吉少]
- lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom)
- fig. inauspicious; everything points to disaster
dàjídàlì
大吉大利
[大吉大利]
- great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving
Jípǔsàirén
吉普赛人
[吉普賽人]
- Gypsy
Fújíníyà
弗吉尼亚
[弗吉尼亞]
- variant of 弗吉尼亞州／弗吉尼亚州
- Virginia, US state
Jíbǔsàirén
吉卜赛人
[吉卜賽人]
- Gypsy
huòfújíxiōng
祸福吉凶
[禍福吉凶]
- fate
- portent
- luck or disasters as foretold in the stars (astrology)
Jíyàkǎmó
吉亚卡摩
[吉亞卡摩]
- Giacomo (name)
wánshìdàjí
完事大吉
[完事大吉]
- (usu. after 就 (jiù)) (having done such-and-such) everything is now fine; that's the end of the matter; (one is) all set
Jí'ěrbótè
吉尔伯特
[吉爾伯特]
- Gilbert (name)
Gélǔjíyà
格鲁吉亚
[格魯吉亞]
- Georgia (country)
Yīngjíshāxiàn
英吉沙县
[英吉沙縣]
- Yéngisar nahiyisi (Yengisar county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區／喀什地区 ( Kāshídìqū), west Xinjiang
Jílándānzhōu
吉兰丹州
[吉蘭丹州]
- Kelantan sultanate of Malaysia, near Thai border, capital Kota Baharu 哥打巴魯／哥打巴鲁 ( Gēdǎbālǔ)
Gǔjílātèbāng
古吉拉特邦
[古吉拉特邦]
- Gujarat, state in west India
Wéijíníyà Zhōu
维吉尼亚州
[維吉尼亞州]
- Virginia, US state (Tw)
Gélǔjíyàrén
格鲁吉亚人
[格魯吉亞人]
- Georgian (person)
Yīngjílì Hǎixiá
英吉利海峡
[英吉利海峽]
- English Channel
díjílǐdùguǎn
迪吉里杜管
[迪吉里杜管]
- didgeridoo (loanword)
Fújíníyàzhōu
弗吉尼亚州
[弗吉尼亞州]
- Virginia, US state
Xī Fújíníyà
西弗吉尼亚
[西弗吉尼亞]
- West Virginia, US state
Cíwànjílāyī
茨万吉拉伊
[茨萬吉拉伊]
- Morgan Tsvangirai (1952-2018), Zimbabwean politician
Jí'ěrjísītǎn
吉尔吉斯坦
[吉爾吉斯坦]
- Kyrgyzstan
Jímùsà'ěrxiàn
吉木萨尔县
[吉木薩爾縣]
- Jimsar county or Jimisar nahiyisi in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州 ( Chāngjí Huízúzìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang
Dàolājílǐ Fēng
道拉吉里峰
[道拉吉里峰]
- Dhaulagiri, mountain massif in the Himalayas
Bùjínà Fǎsuǒ
布吉纳法索
[布吉納法索]
- Burkina Faso (Tw)
Hāmǐjíduōdùn
哈米吉多顿
[哈米吉多頓]
- Armageddon (in Revelation 16:16)
Tǎjíkèsītǎn
塔吉克斯坦
[塔吉克斯坦]
- Tajikistan
Jí'ěrjísīzú
吉尔吉斯族
[吉爾吉斯族]
- Kyrgyz ethnic group
- also written 柯爾克孜族／柯尔克孜族 ( Kē'ěrkèzīzú)
Jí'ěrjísīrén
吉尔吉斯人
[吉爾吉斯人]
- Kyrgyz (person)
Jí'ěrbótè Qúndǎo
吉尔伯特群岛
[吉爾伯特群島]
- Gilbert Islands
Jíbǔlì Gōngzuòshì
吉卜力工作室
[吉卜力工作室]
- Studio Ghibli, Japanese film studio
Xī Fújíníyàzhōu
西弗吉尼亚州
[西弗吉尼亞州]
- West Virginia, US state
jírénzìyǒutiānxiàng
吉人自有天相
[吉人自有天相]
- Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)
Jí'ěrjísīsītǎn
吉尔吉斯斯坦
[吉爾吉斯斯坦]
- Kyrgyzstan
Zhūlìyǎ· Jílādé
茱莉雅·吉拉德
[茱莉雅·吉拉德]
- Julia Gillard (1961-), Australian politician, prime minister 2010-2013
Chāngjí Huízúzìzhìzhōu
昌吉回族自治州
[昌吉回族自治州]
- Sanji or Changji Hui autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang
Jíbótèshìzhènghòuqún
吉伯特氏症候群
[吉伯特氏症候群]
- Gilbert's syndrome
Elèbèigé· Dào'ěrjí
额勒贝格·道尔吉
[額勒貝格·道爾吉]
- Elbegdorj Tsakhia or Tsakhia-giin Elbegdorj (1963-), Mongolian US educated Democratic Party politician, president of Mongolia from 2009
Tǎshíkù'ěrgān Tǎjíkè Zìzhìxiàn
塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县
[塔什庫爾干塔吉克自治縣]
- Taxkorgan Tajik autonomous county (Tashqurqan Tajik aptonom nahiyisi) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區／喀什地区 ( Kāshídìqū), west Xinjiang