寄 (jì): to send, to mail
寄 (jì) is a Chinese character meaning “to send, to mail.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 宀 (semantic) and 奇 (phonetic). It ranks #1600 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 寄 roof. Its radical form 宀 (roof) appears in many related characters such as 客 (kè, guest, customer), 家 (jiā, home, family), 它 (tā, it).
Definitions
- to send, to mail
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 寄
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寄生虫noun | jì shēng chóng | parasite (biology) |
| 寄宿verb | jì sù | to stay |
| 寄托verb | jì tuō | to entrust (to sb) |
| 寄养verb | jì yǎng | to place in the care of sb (a child, pet etc) |
| 寄生verb | jì shēng | to live in or on another organism as a parasite |
| 寄予verb | jì yǔ | to place (hope, importance etc) on |
| 槲寄生noun | hú jì shēng | mistletoe |
| 寄存verb | jì cún | to deposit |
| 寄居verb | jì jū | to live away from home |
| 寄主noun | jì zhǔ | host (of a parasite) |
| 寄放verb | jì fàng | to leave sth with sb |
| 寄居蟹noun | jì jū xiè | hermit crab |
| 寄送verb | jì sòng | to send |
| 寄生物noun | jì shēng wù | parasite |
| 寄售verb | jì shòu | sale on consignment |
寄 appears in 53 compound words: 81 as the first character, 15 as the last, and 4 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 寄 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
包裹已经寄出去了，预计三天后可以到达。
Bāoguǒ yǐjīng jì chūqu le, yùjì sān tiān hòu kěyǐ dàodá.
The package has been sent and is expected to arrive in three days.
唐氏综合征孩子可生么?领养或寄养是否是可行替代方案吗
táng shì zèng gě zhēng hái zǐ kě shēng má ? lǐng yǎng huò jì yǎng shì fǒu shì kě háng tì dài fāng àn ma
Can I have a child with Down syndrome? Is adoption or foster care a viable alternative?
杨偲泳不满《夜王》性感戏份被删 凭歌寄意表达心声
yáng 偲 yǒng bù mǎn yè wáng xìng gǎn xì fèn bèi shān píng gē jì yì biǎo dá xīn shēng
Yang Siyong was dissatisfied with the deletion of the sexy scene of "Night King" and expressed his heart with songs
匿名者寄300元祝澎湖县长早康复 县府转作公益
nì míng zhě jì 3 0 0 yuán zhù péng hú xiàn cháng zǎo kāng fù xiàn fǔ zhuǎn zuò gōng yì
An anonymous person sent 300 yuan to wish the Penghu county magistrate a speedy recovery and the county government turned into public welfare
電腦玩家哭了?中企被寄望「便宜記憶體救世主」 外媒卻點2大現實...
電 腦 wán jiā kū le ? zhōng qǐ bèi jì wàng biàn yí 記 憶 體 jiù shì zhǔ wài méi 卻 點 dà 現 實 . . .
Computer Gamers Cry? Chinese companies are expected to be the savior of cheap memory, but foreign media point out 2 realities...
...性感鏡頭疑遭刻意刪減 公開絕密福利照憑歌寄意回應
. . . xìng gǎn 鏡 頭 yí zāo kè yì 刪 減 gōng 開 絕 mì fú lì zhào 憑 gē jì yì huí 應
... Sexy scenes were deliberately deleted from the public photos of the top secret benefits of the song to send a response
你能寄宣传册给我吗？
Nǐ néng jì xuānchuáncè gěi wǒ ma?
Could you send me a brochure?
您寄航空还是海运？
Nín jì hángkōng háishì hǎiyùn?
Do you like to send it by air mail or by surface mail?
汤姆收到我们寄给他的包裹吗？
Tāngmǔ shōudào wǒmen jì gěi tā de bāoguǒ ma?
Did Tom get the package we sent him?
寄一张明信片到澳大利亚多少钱？
Jì yī zhāng míngxìnpiàn dào àodàlìyà duōshao qián?
How much does it cost to send a postcard to Australia?
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 宀 (roof) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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