忌 (jì): to be jealous of, fear, dread
忌 (jì) is a Chinese character meaning “to be jealous of.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 己 (phonetic) and 心 (semantic). It ranks #1899 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 忌 heart. Its radical form 忄 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 忙 (máng, busy), 快 (kuài, fast, happy), 怎 (zěn, how).
Definitions
- to be jealous of
- fear
- dread
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 威士忌noun | wēi shì jì | whiskey (loanword) |
| 妒忌verb | dù jì | to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc) |
| 禁忌verb | jìn jì | taboo |
| 顾忌noun | gù jì | to have misgivings |
| 忌妒verb | jì du | to be jealous of |
| 忌日noun | jì rì | anniversary of a death |
| 肆无忌惮phrase | sì wú jì dàn | absolutely unrestrained |
| 威士忌酒noun | wēi shì jì jiǔ | whiskey (loanword) |
| 忌讳verb | jì huì | taboo |
| 猜忌verb | cāi jì | to be suspicious and jealous of |
| 忌惮verb | jì dàn | to be afraid of the consequences |
| 切忌verb | qiè jì | to avoid as taboo |
| 忌恨verb | jì hèn | hate (due to envy etc) |
| 横行无忌 | héng xíng wú jì | (idiom) to run rampant |
| 忌口verb | jì kǒu | abstain from certain food (as when ill) |
忌 appears in 37 compound words: 27 as the first character, 57 as the last, and 16 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 忌 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (8)
to avoid seeking medical attention for fear of disease; to conceal one's shortcomings for fear of criticism
take no offence at a child's words; a child simply says what he/she thinks
to avoid seeking medical attention for fear of disease; to conceal one's shortcomings for fear of criticism
take no offence at a child's words; a child simply says what he/she thinks
Showing 7 of 8 idioms containing 忌.
Example Sentences
看到孩子的进步，父母忌中十分欣慰。
kàn dào hái zǐ de jìn bù , fù mǔ jì zhōng shí fēn xīn wèi .
Seeing their child's progress, the parents were deeply gratified.
喝苦茶油养胃 医曝最佳饮用法 3族群有禁忌
hē kǔ chá yóu yǎng wèi yī pù zuì jiā yǐn yòng fǎ 3 zú qún yǒu jīn jì
Drinking bitter tea oil to nourish the stomach and the best way to drink it is 3 groups have taboos
洗衣服最忌三个时间段?避开这些时段洗得更干净
xǐ yī fú zuì jì sān gè shí jiān duàn ? bì kāi zhè xiē shí duàn xǐ dé gēng gān jìng
The three most taboo time periods for washing clothes? Avoid these times to wash more cleanly
初九拜天公8点禁忌!踩雷衰运整年 天公是谁、最佳祭拜吉时一...
chū jiǔ bài tiān gōng 8 diǎn jīn jì ! cǎi léi shuāi yùn zhěng nián tiān gōng shì shéi , zuì jiā jì bài jí shí yī . . .
The ninth day of the first month is taboo at 8 o'clock to worship the gods! Stepping on thunder and bad luck all year round, who is the god of heaven, the best time to worship auspiciousness...
天公生8大禁忌曝光!触犯整年恐衰到底
tiān gōng shēng 8 dà jīn jì pù guāng ! chù fàn zhěng nián kǒng shuāi dào de
Tiangongsheng's 8 taboos exposed! I am afraid that it will decline to the end of the whole year
初九天公生这时拜最旺 供品、禁忌一次看
chū jiǔ tiān gōng shēng zhè shí bài zuì wàng gōng pǐn , jīn jì yī cì kàn
On the ninth day of the first month, Gongsheng worshipped the most prosperous offerings at this time, and the taboo was seen at once
这种威士忌太烈了。
Zhèzhǒng wēishìjì tài liè le.
This whisky is too strong.
你觉得这威士忌怎么样？
Nǐ juéde zhè wēishìjì zěnmeyàng?
How do you like this whisky?
没有妒忌就没有爱情。
Méiyǒu dùjì jiù méiyǒu àiqíng.
There's no love without jealousy.
这瓶内有一点威士忌。
Zhè píng nèi yǒu yīdiǎn wēishìjì.
There is a bit of whisky in this bottle.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 心 (heart) component
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