己 - jǐ

How to read 己

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Hanzi	己
Traditional	己
Pinyin	jǐ
English	self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
Radical hint	己

Example words

己jǐ 丑chǒu ▶ twenty-sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069 己jǐ 亥hài ▶ thirty-sixth year F12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1959 or 2019 己jǐ 卯mǎo ▶ sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059 己jǐ 巳sì ▶ sixth year F6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1989 or 2049

Example sentence

我wǒ 在zài 学xué 习xí 己jǐ. 。 ▶ I am learning the character 己.