稽
(bound form) to examine; to check (against records)
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Character Decomposition
稽=禾+尤+旨
Etymology
grain
Meanings2 pronunciations
jī
(bound form) to examine; to check (against records)
(literary) to delay; to linger
(literary) to dispute; to argue
surname Ji
qǐ
to bow to the ground
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Words with 稽 47 total
nonsense无稽wú jīcomical; funny; amusing (old pr. gǔ jī) · huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang滑稽huá jīto learn from the ancients · to study the classic texts稽古jī gǔinspection稽查jī cháto audit · to verify · to examine · auditing稽核jī hé(literary) to examine; to consult (records); to investigate稽考jī kǎoto kowtow (touch the forehead to the floor)稽颡qǐ sǎngto explore · to investigate · to audit (accounts, books etc)钩稽gōu jīinspector · ticket inspector稽查员jī chá yuánbe on record · can be found in (official) records · be documented有案可稽yǒu àn kě jī(idiom) complete nonsense无稽之谈wú jī zhī tánstudying the old to promote the new (idiom)稽古振今jī gǔ zhèn jīninspector稽查人员jī chá rén yuánpreposterous荒唐无稽huāng táng wú jīridiculous · unbelievable · absurd荒诞无稽huāng dàn wú jīcompletely ridiculous and unfounded荒谬无稽huāng miù wú jīTaipei Revenue Service (tax office)税捐稽征处Shuì juān Jī zhēng chùto be the most ridiculous thing in the world (idiom)滑天下之大稽huá tiān xià zhī dà jī
Idioms with 稽 13 total Chain
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