纪 (jǐ) — (proper noun) a surname
Definition
At HSK 7, 纪 (jǐ) is taught only as a surname (as in Teacher Ji / Mr. Ji). Other senses — 'record, discipline, era' — exist but are not covered here.
noun
(proper noun) a surname
Easily confused
- 妃fēilook-alike(historical) imperial concubine
- 几jǐsound-alike(interrogative) how many; how much
- 记jìlook-aliketo remember; to memorize
- 挤jǐsound-alike(verb) to squeeze, to press; to crowd in
- 己jǐsound-alike(bound form) self, oneself
- 济jǐsound-alikebound form used in place names, originally referring to the Ji River (Shandong)
Examples
- 纪。jǐ Lǎo shī shì wǒ de zhōng wén lǎo shī.Teacher Ji is my Chinese teacher.
- 纪，纪。Wǒ xìng jǐ, jiào jǐ xiǎo míng.My surname is Ji, and my name is Ji Xiaoming.
- 纪。jǐ Xiān sheng zuó tiān lái wǒ men gōng sī le.Mr. Ji came to our company yesterday.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 紀; 纪 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
The traditional form 紀 pairs 糸, silk, with 己 as the sound part; the simplified 纪 is a shorthand.
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