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

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12 strokes
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幾 (几)

jǐ

Definition

how much
幾點了？

What time is it?
how many
你有几个兒子？

How many children do you have?
several
我買了几个蘋果。

I bought several apples.
a few
給我几个。

Give me a few. (on its own, 几 will indicate an uncertain number that is at least more than one, but less than ten)

Other pronunciations

jī

almost
(formal) nearly
practically
(small) table
phonetic and meaning component (small table and extended meanings)
radical (Kang Xi 16)

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 (66)

幾個

jǐ gè

(in question form) how many; a few; some; several; a little; two or three

幾位

jǐ wèi

several people (honorific); how many people?; Ladies and Gentlemen!

幾何

jǐ hé

geometry; (literary) how much

幾倍

jǐ bèi

several times (bigger); double, treble, quadruple etc

somewhat; a bit

several thousand

(dialect) how much; how many; how (smart etc); such ...

幾天

jǐ tiān

several days; a few days; some days; how many days?

幾歲

jǐ suì

some years; How many years?; How old are you? (familiar, or to child, equivalent to 多大 for older person)

幾年

jǐ nián

a few years; several years; how many years

幾時

jǐ shí

what time (?); when (?)

several kinds

several times; many times; on several occasions; how many times

幾點

jǐ diǎn

what time(?); when(?)

several hundred

to go through numerous (setbacks, revisions etc)

幾許

jǐ xǔ

(literary) how many; quite a few

geometry

geometric straight line

geometric quantity

several billion

for the past few days

幾年來

jǐ nián lái

for years; (for the) past few years; (for the past) several years

geometric optics

(math.) geometric topology

geometric series

geometric mean

(math.) geometric topology

幾何級數增長

jǐ hé jí shù zēng zhǎng

exponential increase

十幾

shí jǐ

more than ten; more than 10; a dozen (or more)

好幾

hǎo jǐ

several; some; many; a good few; quite a few; over; quite a few more; odd

無幾

wú jǐ

very little; hardly any

soon; before long

more than a hundred

(a) few days before; (a) few days ago; (the) past few days; the other day

several years

which day of the week

算老幾

suàn lǎo jǐ

(coll.) (I, you etc) have what status; who am I (you etc)

in recent years

(the) past few days; these days

不知凡幾

bù zhī fán jǐ

one can't tell how many; numerous similar cases

algebraic geometry

intrinsic geometry

fractal geometry

ten months or so; about ten months

hyperbolic geometry

projective geometry

plane geometry

differential geometry

所剩無幾

suǒ shèng wú jǐ

there is not much left

投影幾何

tóu yǐng jǐ hé

projective geometry; same as 射影幾何|射影几何

曾幾何時

céng jǐ hé shí

just a while before; not so long ago; everyone can remember when..

Idioms (5)

幾次三番

jǐ cì sān fān

(lit.) twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly; over and over again

一蹴可幾

yī cù kě jǐ

to succeed at the first try (idiom); easy as pie; one can do it at once

寥寥無幾

liáo liáo wú jǐ

just a very few (idiom); tiny number; not many at all; You count them on your fingers.

極深研幾

jí shēn yán jǐ

deep and detailed investigation (idiom)

識微見幾

shí wēi jiàn jǐ

(lit.) see a tiny bit and understand everything (idiom)

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