己
self; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; sixth in order; letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; hexa
3 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,028 U+5DF1
How 己 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
A loom woven with thread
components: 乚
? unknown part
How to remember it
self · Heisig RSH #515
— as a component also called: snake
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 己 as their sound component
These characters all use 己 (jǐ) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 己 sound component | jǐ | self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem |
| 起 | qǐ | to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up |
| 配 | pèi | to blend, to mix; to fit, to match |
| 纪 | jì | discipline, age; period, era; record, annal |
| 忌 | jì | jealous, envious; to fear; to shun |
| 杞 | qǐ | willow, medlar tree; a small feudal state |
| 岂 | qǐ | what; how |
| 芑 | qǐ | white millet |
| 圮 | pǐ | destroyed, ruined; to injure; to subvert |
| 屺 | qǐ | a grassy knoll; a barren knoll |
Words containing 己
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自己动手 | zì jǐ dòng shǒu | to do (sth) oneself; to help oneself to |
| 事不关己，高高挂起 | shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ | to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom) |
| 利己主义 | lì jǐ zhǔ yì | egoism |
| 回家吃自己 | huí jiā chī zì jǐ | (coll.) (Tw) to get sacked; to be fired |
| 事不关己 | shì bù guān jǐ | a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom) |
| 人在江湖，身不由己 | rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ | (proverb) you can't always do as you like; one has to compromise in this world |
| 自己人 | zì jǐ rén | those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us |
| 爱人如己 | ài rén rú jǐ | love others as self |
| 视同己出 | shì tóng jǐ chū | see 視如己出|视如己出[shi4 ru2 ji3 chu1] |
| 视如己出 | shì rú jǐ chū | to regard someone else's child as one's own |
| 求人不如求己 | qiú rén bù rú qiú jǐ | if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom) |
| 不以物喜，不以己悲 | bù yǐ wù xǐ , bù yǐ jǐ bēi | not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself |
| 与人方便，自己方便 | yǔ rén fāng biàn , zì jǐ fāng biàn | Help others, and others may help you (idiom). |
| 若要人不知，除非己莫为 | ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi | If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, peopl… |
| 体己话 | tī ji huà | intimate or heartfelt words; heart-to-heart talk |
| 安分守己 | ān fèn shǒu jǐ | to be content with one's lot (idiom); to know one's place |
| 视为知己 | shì wéi zhī jǐ | to consider sb as close friend (idiom); to take into one's confidence |
| 损人不利己 | sǔn rén bù lì jǐ | to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom) |
| 克己复礼 | kè jǐ fù lǐ | restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and obser… |
| 威福自己 | wēi fú zì jǐ | to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom) |