鸡 Stroke Order

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Information of 鸡

Pinyin jī

Radical

鸟

Strokes

7 strokes

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Definition

fowl / chicken

鸡 (jī) 1. A type of domestic fowl with many breeds, characterized by short wings that cannot fly high; the male crows, and the female lays eggs. Example: 公鸡 (rooster), 母鸡 (hen), 鸡雏 (chick). 2. (Noun) A member of the class Aves, family Phasianidae, specifically referring to domestic chickens (Gallus gallus), which are known for their short sharp beaks, combs, and wattles. (English: chicken) 引 (References) 1. “说文” states that the chicken is an animal that knows the timing. The character comes from the bird radical and the sound "xi." The ancient script has the bird radical. 2. “汉书·五行志” describes the chicken as a small animal that governs the timing of human activities. 3. “礼记·月令” mentions eating beans with chickens. 4. “礼记·曲礼” refers to the sound of the chicken as "han." 5. “易·说卦传” associates "xun" with the chicken. 6. “周礼·大宗伯” mentions that business engages with chickens. 7. Tao Yuanming's “桃花源记” mentions hearing chickens and dogs. 8. Meng Haoran’s “过故人庄” notes that old friends provide chicken and millet. 9. Gui Youguang’s “项脊轩志” mentions chickens roosting in the hall. 例 (Examples) Also includes: 鸡男 (rooster), 鸡坊 (chicken farm), 鸡肤 (chicken skin; metaphor for rough and wrinkled skin), 鸡鹜 (chickens and ducks).

呆若木鸡 dāi ruò mù jī

lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck

杀鸡吓猴 shā jī xià hóu

lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres

鸡鸣犬吠 jī míng quǎn fèi

Crowing and barking

鸡啼 jī tí

Crow

嫁鸡随鸡 jià jī suí jī

If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom); A woman should follow whatever her husband orders. / We must learn to accept the people around us.

宝鸡 Bǎo jī

Baoji prefecture-level city in Shaanxi / called Chencang 陳倉|陈仓[Chen2 cang1] in ancient times

鸡屎 jī shǐ

chicken droppings

扒鸡 bā jī

braised chicken

鸡毛掸子 jī máo dǎn zǐ

feather duster

鸡冠 jī guān

crest / cockscomb

养鸡场 yǎng jī chǎng

chicken farm

卤鸡 lǔ jī

pot-stewed chicken

鸡汤 jī tāng

chicken stock / chicken soup / (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives)

榛鸡 zhēn jī

hazel grouse

偷鸡摸狗 tōu jī mō gǒu

to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom) / to pilfer / to dally with women / to have affairs

杀鸡儆猴 shā jī jǐng hóu

lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres

母鸡 mǔ jī

hen

落汤鸡 luò tāng jī

a person who looks drenched and bedraggled / like a drowned rat / deep distress

炒鸡蛋 chǎo jī dàn

scrambled eggs

烤鸡 kǎo jī

roast chicken

鸡犬不宁 jī quǎn bù níng

lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom) / fig. great commotion / pandemonium

鸡犬不留 jī quǎn bù liú

not a chicken or dog left / Even chickens and dogs are not spared -- utter extermination. / Even fowls and dogs are not spared -- ruthless mass slaughter. / cruelty on the part of the marauders / No living thing, not a fowl, or a dog remained.

鸡犬相闻 jī quǎn xiāng wén

two places are very close to each other

鸡皮疙瘩 jī pí gē da

goose pimples / goose bumps

鸡瘟 jī wēn

roup / fowl plague / chickenpest

仔鸡 zǐ jī

chick / poussin

鸡窝 jī wō

chicken coop

鸡笼 jī lóng

coop / hencoop

鸡粪 jī fèn

chicken manure / fowl manure / poultry dung

缚鸡之力 fù jī zhī lì

strength for binding a chicken / strength to truss a chicken -- physically very weak