吉 jí — lucky; auspicious; propitious
吉
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Detailed explanation
adjective
- (会意。甲骨文字形,上象兵器,下象盛放兵器的器具。合起来表示把兵器盛放在器中不用,以减少战争,使人民没有危难。本义:吉祥;吉利)
- lucky
- 吉服(古代祭祀时穿的礼服);吉帖(婚帖,庚帖);吉谶(预示吉祥的隐语或图记);吉羊(吉利祥瑞。古代器物上多铭刻“吉羊”二字。羊,古祥字);吉卜(吉利的卜兆);吉幸(吉利幸运);吉征(幸运的征兆)
- good
- 吉士(古时对男子的美称。引申指大华优美之人);吉灵即溜(形容身段灵活);吉吉抖抖(弯曲成串的样子)
noun
- the first day of the lunar month
- wedding
- sacrificial rites
- Ji prefecture
- 象声词。如:吉蹬蹬(马蹄声);吉丁(金属玉器清脆的碰击声);吉丁当(金属玉器等物碰击或折断声);吉丁丁珰(器物撞击的响声);吉丢古堆(形容波涛汹涌澎湃的声音);吉丁疙疸(坑洼不平的样子)
Related words
- 吉林 Jilin Province (northeast China)
- 吉利 lucky; auspicious
- 吉祥 lucky; auspicious
- 塔吉克斯坦 Tajikistan
- 吉尔吉斯斯坦 Kyrgyzstan
- 吉普车 jeep, GP (general purpose)/military vehicle originally made in USA
- 吉隆坡 Kuala Lumpur (capital of Malaysia)
- 吉祥物 mascot
- 吉他 guitar
- 吉凶 good and ill fortune; luck and omen
- 吉普 Jeep
- 大吉 very auspicious
- 吉庆 auspicious; lucky
- 凶多吉少 boding more evil than good; likely to end badly
- 万事大吉 all is well; everything is just fine
- 吉日 propitious day/lucky day
- 吉祥如意 lucky and propitious; may all go well
- 塔吉克族 the Tajik ethnic group (in China)
- 逢凶化吉 to turn ill luck into good; to come through a crisis safely
- 吉兆 lucky omen