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jì

Meanings

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jì

1.artistry
2.talent
3.skill
4.(in ancient times) female entertainer

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Wiktionary

1.performer, especially female entertainers whose profession involved singing and dancing, in ancient China
2.companion
3.only used in 伎伎

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kjes, *ɡe, *ɡreʔ): semantic 人 (“person”) + phonetic 支 (OC *kje).

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Stroke order

Components

伎亻支

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

More examples & usage (AI)

Related words

伎俩 trick; scheme; ploy 故伎 usual trick 艺伎 geisha (Japanese female entertainer)歌舞伎 kabuki 故伎重演 to repeat an old stratagem