稽
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(bound form) to examine; to check (against records); (literary) to delay; to linger; (literary) to dispute; to argue
15 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,392 U+7A3D
How 稽 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
禾 (semantic, “grain”) + 旨 (phonetic, zhǐ)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 旨
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 旨 (zhǐ) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旨 sound component | zhǐ | aim, intention, purpose, will |
| 脂 | zhī | fat, grease, lard, oil |
| 酯 | zhǐ | ester |
| 鮨 | qí | sushi; seasoned rice mixed with fish |
Words containing 稽
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 滑天下之大稽 | huá tiān xià zhī dà jī | to be the most ridiculous thing in the world (idiom) |
| 无稽之言 | wú jī zhī yán | see 無稽之談|无稽之谈[wu2 ji1 zhi1 tan2] |
| 稽查人员 | jī chá rén yuán | inspector |
| 无稽之谈 | wú jī zhī tán | (idiom) complete nonsense |
| 稽查员 | jī chá yuán | inspector; ticket inspector |
| 荒唐无稽 | huāng táng wú jī | preposterous |
| 无稽 | wú jī | nonsense |
| 税捐稽征处 | Shuì juān Jī zhēng chù | Taipei Revenue Service (tax office) |
| 稽古振今 | jī gǔ zhèn jīn | studying the old to promote the new (idiom) |
| 稽古 | jī gǔ | to learn from the ancients; to study the classic texts |
| 稽核 | jī hé | to audit; to verify; to examine; auditing |
| 荒诞无稽 | huāng dàn wú jī | ridiculous; unbelievable; absurd |
| 稽查 | jī chá | inspection |
| 荒谬无稽 | huāng miù wú jī | completely ridiculous and unfounded |
| 稽考 | jī kǎo | (literary) to examine; to consult (records); to investigate |
| 滑稽 | huá jī | comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular i… |
| 钩稽 | gōu jī | variant of 鉤稽|钩稽[gou1 ji1] |
| 钩稽 | gōu jī | to explore; to investigate; to audit (accounts, books etc) |
| 稽颡 | qǐ sǎng | to kowtow (touch the forehead to the floor) |