Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "雞", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "雞", and master the standard way of writing the character "雞".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 雞
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "雞" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
雞
jī
(名)
1. Same as "鷄". A domesticated bird with many breeds, short wings, unable to fly high; the male can crow to announce the dawn, and the female can lay eggs: cock; hen; chick.
2. A bird of the Galliformes order, specifically from the Phasianidae family, with many varieties, short and sharp beak, comb and wattles, short wings, particularly referring to the common domestic chicken (Gallus gallus) (English: chicken).
【引】
1. From "Shuo Wen": A chicken is an animal that knows the time. It is represented by the character for bird with the sound "xi".
2. From "Han Shu · Wu Xing Zhi": The chicken is a small animal that governs the daily activities of people.
3. From "Li Ji · Yue Ling": Eat beans and chicken.
4. From "Li Ji · Qu Li": The sound of a chicken is called "han yin".
5. From "Yi · Shuo Gua Zhuan": Xun is regarded as a chicken.
6. From "Zhou Li · Da Zong Bo": Industry and commerce deal with chickens.
7. From Jin Dynasty · Tao Yuanming's "Peach Blossom Spring": The sounds of chickens and dogs can be heard.
8. From Tang Dynasty · Meng Haoran's "Visiting an Old Friend’s Village": The old friend prepared chicken and millet.
9. From Ming Dynasty · Gui Youguang's "Record of the Item Zhi": Chickens roosted in the hall.
【例】
For example: chicken male (rooster); chicken farm (poultry farm); chicken skin (chicken skin; metaphorically referring to rough and wrinkled skin); chicken and duck (chickens and ducks).