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忌
jì
1. to be jealous of
2. fear
3. dread
4. scruple
5. to avoid or abstain from
6. to quit
7. to give up sth
Common • Top 9% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

忌
jì
jealous, envious; to fear; to shun
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

顾忌
gùjì
to have misgivings
忌口
jìkǒu
abstain from certain food (as when ill)
忌妒
jìdu
to be jealous of
忌恨
jìhèn
hate (due to envy etc)
忌惮
jìdàn
to be afraid of the consequences
忌日
jìrì
anniversary of a death
忌讳
jìhuì
taboo
HSK 6
忌辰
jìchén
anniversary of a death
戒忌
jièjì
a taboo
拘忌
jūjì
to have scruples
猜忌
cāijì
to be suspicious and jealous of
畏忌
wèijì
to be arrested by fear
疑忌
yíjì
jealousy
禁忌
jìnjì
taboo
避忌
bìjì
taboo word
切忌
qièjì
to avoid as taboo
妒忌
dùjì
jealous
嫌忌
xiánjì
suspicion
禁忌语
jìnjìyǔ
taboo language
性禁忌
xìngjìnjì
sexual taboo

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,921
Word Frequency Rank
7,608 of 84,292

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