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Character Decomposition
吉=士+口
Etymology
The words 口 of a scholar 士
Meanings
short name for Jilin 吉林
surname Ji
lucky
giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)
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Words with 吉 291 total
unlucky · inauspicious · ominous不吉bù jíGillette (brand)吉列Jí lièJeep (car brand)吉普Jí pǔauspicious · propitious · good fortune吉庆jí qìngpropitious day · lucky day吉日jí rìcheese (loanword) · custard powder · (literary) man (laudatory) · person of virtue吉士jí shìauspicious event吉事jí shìlucky · auspicious · propitious吉祥jí xiáng
Idioms with 吉 29 total Chain
great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving大吉大利dà jí dà lìmisfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account逢凶化吉féng xiōng huà jíto close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom)关门大吉guān mén dà jí(idiom) auspicious day (for a wedding, ceremony etc)黄道吉日huáng dào jí rìa fragment of a highly treasured relic吉光片羽jí guāng piàn yǔ
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