几 jǐ — small table; almost; a few; how many; how much; how many
你家有几口人？Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?How many people are in your family?
Common words: 几乎 (jī hū)、几率 (jī lǜ)、寥寥无几 (liáo liáo wú jǐ)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "how many"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "how many", including 几 (jǐ), 几 (jǐ). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "how many" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 几 (jǐ), 几 (jǐ) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading jǐ, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 几 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 几 jǐsmall table; almost; a few; how many; how much; how manyUseful words: 几乎, 几率
- 几 jǐsmall table; almost; a few; how many; how much; how manyUseful words: 几乎, 几率
Common words for these 2 "how many" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 几 (jǐ) — so "how many" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "how many".
几 jǐ — small table; almost; a few; how many; how much; how many
你家有几口人？Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?How many people are in your family?
Common words: 几乎 (jī hū)、几率 (jī lǜ)、寥寥无几 (liáo liáo wú jǐ)
All 2 characters
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