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)在zàiat中国Zhōng guóChina代表dài biǎorepresentative吉祥jí xiánglucky。