几

jī · jǐ

small table

Radical: 几 Strokes: 2 HSK 1

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

Same radical

凤凡凭凯凳凫凰

Same radical

凤凡凭凯凳凫凰

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Character Decomposition

几=丿+乙

Etymology

A small table; compare 丌

Meanings2 pronunciations

jī

small table

(literary) almost

jǐ

how many; how much

several; a few

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Words with 几 257 total

small side table · coffee table · teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea)茶几chá jī where in the order of seniority among siblings? · (sometimes used in rhetorical questions to express disparagement)老几lǎo jǐ geometry · (literary) how much几何jǐ hé almost; nearly; practically几乎jī hū to admonish tactfully几谏jī jiàn to go through numerous (setbacks, revisions etc)几经jǐ jīng at what time?; when?几时jǐ shí

Idioms with 几 22 total Chain

one can't tell how many · numerous similar cases不知凡几bù zhī fán jǐ lit. clear window and clean table (idiom) · fig. bright and clean窗明几净chuāng míng jī jìng lit. piles of work and papers (idiom); fig. accumulated backlog of work堆案盈几duī àn yíng jī deep and detailed investigation (idiom)极深研几jí shēn yán jǐ lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly · over and over again几次三番jǐ cì sān fān (idiom) very few寥寥无几liáo liáo wú jǐ

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