Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

lucky

Chinese: 幸运。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ji” becomes a different word in each tone. 吉 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 吉利jí lìauspicious; lucky; propitious
  • 吉祥jí xiánglucky; auspicious; propitious
  • 吉他jí tā(loanword) guitar
  • 吉祥物jí xiáng wùmascot
  • 不吉bù jíunlucky; inauspicious; ominous

Example Sentence

红色在中国代表吉祥。Hóng sè zài Zhōng guó dài biǎo jí xiáng.Red represents good luck in China.

红色Hóng sèred (color)zàiat中国Zhōng guóChina代表dài biǎorepresentative吉祥jí xiánglucky