藉 (jí) — bound morpheme used in 狼藉 (lángjí) meaning disorderly, messy; (archaic) to trample; to insult
Definition
藉 (jí) is a bound form that only appears in 狼藉 ('in a mess'). The standalone sense 'to trample/insult' is archaic and not used in modern Chinese.
bound form
bound morpheme used in 狼藉 (lángjí) meaning disorderly, messy(archaic) to trampleto insult
Easily confused
- 籍jílook-alike(bound form) book; record; work of literature
- 集jísound-alike(noun) collection, anthology, collected works
- 及jísound-alike(conjunction) and; as well as (used in formal writing to connect nouns or noun phrases)
- 吉jísound-alikelucky, auspicious (bound morpheme used in compounds and surnames)
- 急jísound-alike(adjective) urgent; rapid; hurried
- 极jísound-alikeextremely
Examples
- 。Tā de fáng jiān yí piàn láng jí.His room is in complete disarray.
- 。Yàn huì shàng bēi pán láng jí.The banquet left cups and plates in a mess.
- 。Tā yīn wèi chǒu wén míng shēng láng jí.He has gained a notorious reputation because of the scandal.
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