Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

inspect; check; bow to the ground

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ji” becomes a different word in each tone. 稽 is the 1st 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

  • 滑稽huá jīcomical; funny; amusing (old pr. ); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang
  • 无稽wú jīnonsense
  • 稽查jī cháinspection
  • 稽考jī kǎo(literary) to examine; to consult (records); to investigate
  • 稽古jī gǔto learn from the ancients; to study the classic texts

Example Sentence

警察正在仔细稽查过往的车辆。Jǐng chá zhèng zài zǐ xì jī chá guò wǎng de chē liàng.The police are carefully checking the passing vehicles.

警察Jǐng chápolicezhèngfirst month of the lunar yzàiat仔细zǐ xìcareful稽查jī cháinspection过往guò wǎngto come and godeof车辆chē liàngvehicle