Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "几", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "几", and master the standard way of writing the character "几".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 几
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "几" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
small table, almost, a few / how many, how much / how many / several / a few
几
幾 jī
[名]
1. 小或矮的桌子:茶~儿。
(English: a small or short table: tea table.)
2. 将近,差一点:~乎。~至。
(English: nearly; almost.)
3. 苗头:知~其神乎。
(English: signs; omens.)
[名]
1. 苗头;预兆 ([En.] symptom of a trend; omen)
2. 政务。通“机” ([En.] government affairs)
[副]
表示非常接近,相当于“几乎”、“差不多” (【En】:almost; nearly)
[形]
1. 细微,隐微 (【En.】: fine; slight)
2. 危险 ([En.] dangerous)
[动]
1. 接近;达到 ([En.] reach; achieve, attain)
2. 另见 jǐ
幾 jǐ
[数]
1. 询问数量多少(估计不太大)的疑问词:~个人?~何(①多少,如“人生~~?”②研究点线面体的性质、关系和计算方法的学科,如“平面~~”)。
(English: A question word asking about a quantity, estimated to be small: how many people? What?)
2. 表示不定的数目:~本书。~百人。
(English: Indicates an indefinite number: several books; hundreds of people.)
[代]
1. 表示疑问,相当于“何”、“什么” ([En.] what)。
2. 另见 jī
[数]
1. 表示肯定观念,意思是“虽少但仍有一些” ([En.] several; some; a few)
2. 表示否定概念意思是“不多”“没有多少” ([En.] few)
3. 表示疑问,用以询问数目的多少 ([En.] how many)
[例]
1. 添几件衣服; 给下一个人留下几朵花; 几般儿(好几样,好几种; 多么地; 何等地); 几见(极少见到); 几微(一点; 些微); 几回价(几回家。几次地,多次地)
(English: For example: add a few pieces of clothing; leave a few flowers for the next person; several kinds; rarely seen; a little; how many times.)
[例]
2. 所剩无几 (English: not much left.)
[例]
3. 几为之笑而不陵我? (English: Why laugh at me?)
[例]
4. 子来几日矣? (English: How many days have you come?)
[例]
5. 崔九堂前几度闻。 (English: How many times have I heard before Lord Cui's hall?)
[例]
6. 其几千里。 (English: Several thousand miles.)
[例]
7. 读书者有几。 (English: There are a few who read.)
[例]
8. 几世几年,剽掠其人。 (English: How many generations has it been?)
[例]
9. 未几,敌兵果舁炮至。 (English: Soon, the enemy troops indeed carried the cannon over.)
[例]
10. 几里路; 几天; 几何 (English: How many miles; how many days; how many?)
[代]
1. 表示疑问,相当于“何”、“什么” ([En.] what)。
(Example: 不知征马几时归)
2. 另见 jī