既

already; since; both... (and...)

9 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,455 U+65E2

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A person 旡 turning away from food 皀; compare 即

components: 旡 ? unknown part

since · Heisig RSH #1158

silver + waitress

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 既 as their sound component

These characters all use 既 (jì) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
既 sound component	jì	already, since, then; both; de facto
概	gài	generally, probably, approximately
慨	kǎi	sigh, regret, lament; generosity
暨	jì	and; to reach, to attain; limits, confines
溉	gài	to water, to irrigate, to flood; to wash
厩	jiù	stable; barnyard
嘅	gě	the sound of a sigh

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
既来之，则安之	jì lái zhī , zé ān zhī	Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it e…
既成事实	jì chéng shì shí	fait accompli
既得期间	jì dé qī jiān	vesting period (in finance)
既有今日何必当初	jì yǒu jīn rì hé bì dāng chū	see 早知今日何必當初\|早知今日何必当初[zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1]
既得利益	jì dé lì yì	vested interest
一如既往	yī rú jì wǎng	(idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always
一言既出，驷马难追	yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī	lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
既视感	jì shì gǎn	déjà vu
既要当婊子又要立牌坊	jì yào dāng biǎo zi yòu yào lì pái fāng	see 又想當婊子又想立牌坊\|又想当婊子又想立牌坊[you4 xiang3 dang1 biao3 zi5 you4 xiang3 li4 pai2 fang1]
既有	jì yǒu	existing
既定	jì dìng	already fixed; set; established
既得	jì dé	vested in; already obtained; vesting
既然	jì rán	since; as; this being the case
既而	jì ér	soon after; later; then
既是	jì shì	is both ...(and...); since; as; being the case that
不咎既往	bù jiù jì wǎng	not censure sb for his past misdeeds; overlook sb's past mistakes; let bygones be bygones
既往不咎	jì wǎng bù jiù	to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones; There is no poin…
既往	jì wǎng	past; bygone; the past
既已	jì yǐ	already