Meaning
small table; almost; a few; how many; how much; how many
Chinese: 多少、几个。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ji” becomes a different word in each tone. 几 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 几乎jī hūalmost; nearly; practically
- 几率jī lǜprobability; odds
- 寥寥无几liáo liáo wú jǐ(idiom) very few
- 几个jǐ gea few; several; how many
- 几时jǐ shíat what time?; when?
Example Sentence
你家有几口人？Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?How many people are in your family?
你Nǐyou家jiāhome有yǒuto have几jǐsmall table口kǒumouth人rénperson？
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
On its own 几 is a small low table (jī, 茶几). It is also the simplified form of 幾 ‘how many; a few; several’ (jǐ: 几个, 十几).
A way to remember it
jǐ = how many / a few (几个); jī = a small table (茶几).