几 - jī - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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12 strokes
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幾 (几)

jī

Definition

almost
到會者幾三百人。

Almost three hundred people came to the meeting.
(formal) nearly
practically
(small) table
客廳的中央是一個茶几。

In the center of the living room is a coffee table.
phonetic and meaning component (small table and extended meanings)
radical (Kang Xi 16)

几 is also a phonetic component

Learn more about 几 as a component in other characters: 几 the phonetic component

Other pronunciations

jǐ

how much
how many
several
a few

Character Decomposition

Compounds (7)

機

jī

machine; engine; opportunity; intention; aircraft; pivot; crucial point; flexible (quick-witted); organic

grumble

breakwater; jetty

to ridicule

irregular pearl

nymph of louse

omen; pray

Related words (18)

chitin

almost; nearly; practically; approximately

幾希

jī xī

not much; very little (e.g. difference)

tiny; infinitesimal

table; long table

almost; nearly going to

probability; odds

almost

to admonish (a senior person); a euphemism politely criticizing an older person

幾近

jī jìn

to be on the brink of; to be on the verge of

chitin

hardly; seems not

almost entirely; almost completely

幾可亂真

jī kě luàn zhēn

to seem almost genuine; easily mistaken for the real thing

幾經

jǐ jīng

to go through numerous (setbacks, revisions etc)

庶幾

shù jī

similar; almost; if only; maybe

long narrow table

(dialect) extremely

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