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鸡

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fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute

7 strokes Dict coverage rank #278 U+9E21

How 鸡 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

Another 又 kind of bird 鸟

components: 又 鸟

How to remember it

chicken · Heisig RSH #1439

crotch + 鸟 bird

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 鸡

WordPinyinMeaning
鸡子儿 jī zǐ r (coll.) hen's egg
白马鸡 bái mǎ jī (bird species of China) white eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)
鸡西市 Jī xī Shì Jixi, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[Hei1 long2 jiang1 Sheng3]
口水鸡 kǒu shuǐ jī steamed chicken with chili sauce
大石鸡 dà shí jī (bird species of China) Przevalski's partridge (Alectoris magna)
鸡东县 Jī dōng Xiàn Jidong, a county in Jixi City 雞西市|鸡西市[Ji1 xi1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
黑水鸡 hēi shuǐ jī (bird species of China) common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
山鸡 shān jī Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii); (dialect) pheasant
一地鸡毛 yī dì jī máo complete mess; in a shambles
水鸡 shuǐ jī moorhen (genus Gallinula); gallinule; frog
火鸡面 huǒ jī miàn buldak ramen (a type of spicy Korean instant noodles)
鸡儿 jī ér chick; baby chicken; (vulgar) penis
小鸡 xiǎo jī chick
金鸡 jīn jī golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
花鸡 huā jī chaffinch (family Fringillidae)
电鸡 diàn jī (slang) (pejorative) e-bike (from Cantonese)
鸡西 Jī xī see 雞西市|鸡西市[Ji1 xi1 Shi4]
公鸡 gōng jī cock; rooster
鸡公 jī gōng (dialect) rooster; cock
鸡内金 jī nèi jīn chicken gizzard lining