鸡 meaning and stroke order
Fowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute
How to write 鸡, stroke by stroke
7 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 鸡
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- fowl
- chicken
- (slang) prostitute
- variant of 雞|鸡[ji1]
How 鸡 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Another 又 kind of bird 鸟.
Radical: 鸟 (bird), shared by 72 characters on this site.
How to remember 鸡
鸡 is made of 又 (yòu, again) and 鸟 (niǎo, bird). Think of it as "yet another bird," the common bird you see again and again on every farm: the chicken.
鸡 (jī) means chicken as an animal and also chicken as food, and it appears in many everyday words like 鸡蛋 (jīdàn, egg), 鸡肉 (jīròu, chicken meat), 公鸡 (gōngjī, rooster) and 母鸡 (mǔjī, hen). Example: 我想吃鸡肉。(Wǒ xiǎng chī jīròu.) I want to eat chicken.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write the right side as 乌 (wū, crow) instead of 鸟 (niǎo, bird); 鸟 has the extra dot inside, so check that it is there. Also note that 鸡 can be slang for a prostitute, so avoid calling a person 鸡.
Common words with 鸡
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 鸡蛋 | jīdàn | (chicken) egg; hen's egg | HSK 1 |
| 公鸡 | gōngjī | cock; rooster | HSK 6 |
| 母鸡 | mǔjī | hen; don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1) | HSK 6 |
| 鹤立鸡群 | hèlìjīqún | a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common; manifestly superior | HSK 7-9 |
| 鸡肉 | jīròu | chicken meat | |
| 鸡巴 | jība | dick; penis (vulgar) | |
| 火鸡 | huǒjī | turkey | |
| 鸡尾酒 | jīwěijiǔ | (calque) cocktail | |
| 小鸡 | xiǎojī | chick | |
| 鸡鸡 | jījī | penis (childish) | |
| 炸鸡 | zhájī | fried chicken | |
| 小鸡鸡 | xiǎojījī | penis (child's word) | |
| 鸡皮疙瘩 | jīpígēda | goose pimples; goose bumps | |
| 鸡腿 | jītuǐ | chicken leg; drumstick |
鸡 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 鸡
How many strokes are in 鸡?
鸡 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 鸡 mean?
鸡 (jī) means fowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute. A common word with it is 鸡蛋 (jīdàn), meaning "(chicken) egg; hen's egg".
How do you pronounce 鸡?
鸡 is pronounced jī, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 鸡?
The radical of 鸡 is 鸟, which carries the idea of "bird". Dictionaries list 鸡 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 鸡?
The traditional form of 鸡 is 雞 and 鷄. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 鸡 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 鸡 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 鸡 is part of the HSK 1 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 1.
Does 鸡蛋 always mean a chicken egg, or any egg?
鸡蛋 (jīdàn) specifically means a hen's egg, which is the normal egg you buy and cook. Other eggs use other animals, like 鸭蛋 (yādàn, duck egg), and 蛋 (dàn) alone can mean egg in general.
Why is a cocktail called 鸡尾酒 in Chinese?
鸡尾酒 (jīwěijiǔ) is a calque, a word-for-word translation of English "cocktail": 鸡 (chicken, standing in for cock) plus 尾 (tail) plus 酒 (alcohol). It is the standard word for cocktail, used on any bar menu.