吉 (jí) — lucky, auspicious (bound morpheme used in compounds and surnames)
Definition
吉 (jí) is a bound morpheme meaning 'lucky / auspicious' — it almost never stands alone, and instead combines with characters like 祥, 利, 日 to form words such as 吉祥, 吉利, 吉日. Most often seen in fixed phrases, blessings, and surnames.
bound form
luckyauspicious (bound morpheme used in compounds and surnames)
Examples
- ！Zhù nín jí xiáng rú yì!Wishing you good luck and happiness!
- 。Zhè ge shù zì hěn jí lì.This number is very lucky.
- 。Tā men xuǎn le yí gè jí rì jié hūn.They chose a lucky day to get married.
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