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Information of 己

Pinyin jǐ

Radical

己

Strokes

3 strokes

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Definition

6th heavenly stem / self

己 [jǐ] 1. Pronoun: Referring to oneself. - 自己 (oneself) - 知己 (know oneself) - 反求诸己 (to reflect on oneself) - 推己及人 (to extend oneself to others) - 己所不欲，勿施于人 (what you do not wish for yourself, do not impose on others) 2. Noun: The sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems. - 天干的第六位 (the sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems). 3. Verb: Used as a variant of "给" (give). 【Original Meaning】: The head of a thread, used for binding. 【Character Formation】: Pictographic. The shape of the oracle bone script resembles a twisted rope. "己" is an ancient form of the character "纪," borrowed to mean "oneself." Examples and References: 1. 孙子兵法: 知己知彼，百战不殆 (Know oneself and know the enemy; in a hundred battles, one will never be in peril). 2. 吕氏春秋·察今: 而己亦人也 (And oneself is also a person). 3. 晋·干宝《搜神记》: 自拟己头 (To imagine oneself). 4. 唐·柳宗元《三戒》: 且噬己也 (And to harm oneself). 5. 宋·范仲淹《岳阳楼记》: 不以己悲 (Not to grieve for oneself). 6. 宋·王安石《游褒禅山记》: 在己为有悔 (Regrettable for oneself). Additional Examples: - 舍己为公 (self-sacrifice for the public good) - 异己 (other, different self) - 克己 (self-discipline) - 知己 (an understanding of self) - 己身 (oneself) - 己私 (one's own desires) - 己里钱 (blood-sweat money, private savings) References for the Sixth Heavenly Stem: 1. 吕氏春秋·慎行论: 己与三相近 (Ji is close to the three). 2.甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸 (The order of the Heavenly Stems: Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Gui). Verb Usage: - Used as a variant of "给" (give). - Example: 一二千两银子东西己人!叫他唱二万出戏我看了，己他一个! (One or two thousand taels of silver ought to be given to someone! Let him perform twenty thousand shows, I've seen him do it!)

己卯 jǐ mǎo

sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059

自己 zì jǐ

oneself / one's own

知己 zhī jǐ

to know oneself / to be intimate or close / intimate friend

异己 yì jǐ

dissident / alien / outsider

己任 jǐ rèn

own duty

己方 jǐ fāng

our side / one's own (side etc)

知己知彼 zhī jǐ zhī bǐ

know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])

身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ

without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary / not of one's own volition / in spite of oneself

据为己有 jù wéi jǐ yǒu

to take for one's own / to expropriate

不能自己 bù néng zì jǐ

Can't own

安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ

to be content with one's lot (idiom) / to know one's place

排斥异己 pái chì yì jǐ

exclude those who hold different views from sb. / get rid of those who disagree with sb.

各抒己见 gè shū jǐ jiàn

everyone gives their own view

利己 lì jǐ

personal profit / to benefit oneself

发现自己 fā xiàn zì jǐ

find oneself / discover oneself

己见 jǐ jiàn

one's own viewpoint

律己 lǜ jǐ

self-restraint / discipline oneself

排除异己 pái chú yì jǐ

exclude outsiders / discriminate against those who hold different views / get rid of dissident

事不关己 shì bù guān jǐ

a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)

损人利己 sǔn rén lì jǐ

harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others

己所不欲 jǐ suǒ bù yù

what we do not want to do

己巳 jǐ sì

sixth year F6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1989 or 2049

知彼知己 zhī bǐ zhī jǐ

to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

瞒心昧己 mán xīn mèi jǐ

to blot out one's conscience

己烷 jǐ wán

hexane