(): (literary) and, as well as

() is a Chinese character meaning “(literary) and.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (phonetic) and (semantic). It ranks #3054 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, dawn. Its radical form (sun) appears in many related characters such as (, sun, day), (shí, time, hour), (míng, bright, tomorrow).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. (literary) and
  2. as well as

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticdawn

Decomposition: ⿱既旦 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
jì nán dà xuéJinan University in Guangdong Province, with 4 campuses in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai
zhū jì shìZhuji, a county-level city in Shaoxing City 紹興市|绍兴市[Shao4 xing1 Shi4], Zhejiang
jì dàabbr. for Jinan University 暨南大學|暨南大学[Ji4 nan2 Da4 xue2]
jì jīnup to now
zhū jìsee 諸暨市|诸暨市[Zhu1 ji4 Shi4]
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Total compounds
60
As first character
20
As last character
20
As middle character

appears in 5 compound words: 60 as the first character, 20 as the last, and 20 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

shí
0.48610 co-occurrences
wén
0.46811 co-occurrences
zhū
0.4613,936 co-occurrences
zhì
0.4401,266 co-occurrences
táng
0.3955,880 co-occurrences
0.3926,162 co-occurrences
zhē
0.359504 co-occurrences
yòu
0.3551,692 co-occurrences
dǒng
0.3451,614 co-occurrences
diǎn
0.3423,012 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

复一日,他坚持早起锻炼身体。

jì fù yī rì , tā jiān chí zǎo qǐ duàn liàn shēn tǐ .

Day in and day out, he sticks to his routine of getting up early to exercise.

Orientaldaily MyMar 2026

元宵文化大游行大汇演 万人空巷庆元宵

yuán xiāo wén huà dà yóu háng jì dà huì yǎn wàn rén kōng xiàng qìng yuán xiāo

Lantern Festival Cultural Parade and Parade Ten Thousand people celebrate the Lantern Festival in empty alleys

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

修平科大将并入大 私校工会:急流勇退

xiū píng kē dà jiāng bìng rù jì dà sī jiào gōng huì : jí liú yǒng tuì

Xiuping University of Science and Technology will be merged into the private school trade union of Ji University: rapids retreat bravely

中国新闻网_梳理天下新闻Feb 2026

全球治理研讨会《新时代治国理政纪实》第一卷英文版发布会...

quán qiú zhì lǐ yán tǎo huì jì xīn shí dài zhì guó lǐ zhèng jì shí dì yī juǎn yīng wén bǎn fā bù huì . . .

Global Governance Seminar and Press Conference on the English Edition of the First Volume of "Documentary on Governance in the New Era"...

中時新聞網Feb 2026

就学即就业! 文化大学荣登企业最爱大学生实习生榜单

jiù xué jí jiù yè ! wén huà dà xué róng dēng qǐ yè zuì ài dà xué shēng jì shí xí shēng bǎng dān

Studying is employment! Culture University was listed on the list of favorite college students and interns of enterprises

中国新闻网_梳理天下新闻Feb 2026

悉尼中国文化中心2026新春招待会部省合作启动仪式举行

xī ní zhōng guó wén huà zhōng xīn 2 0 2 6 xīn chūn zhāo dài huì jì bù shěng gě zuò qǐ dòng yí shì jǔ háng

The 2026 Chinese Year Reception of the Chinese Cultural Center in Sydney and the launching ceremony of ministerial and provincial cooperation were held

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 暨 (jì) mean in Chinese?
暨 (jì) primarily means "(literary) and." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3054 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 暨 and 概?
暨 (jì) and 概 (gài) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 日 vs 木 (same 既 component).
How many strokes does 暨 have?
暨 is written with 14 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 暨?
The radical associated with 暨 is 日 (sun). This radical appears in many characters related to sun.
What are the components of 暨?
暨 is composed of: 既 (phonetic), 旦 (semantic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱既旦 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 暨?
Common words with 暨 include: 暨南大学 (jì nán dà xué, "Jinan University in Guangdong Province, with 4 campuses in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai"); 诸暨市 (zhū jì shì, "Zhuji, a county-level city in Shaoxing City 紹興市|绍兴市[Shao4 xing1 Shi4], Zhejiang"); 暨大 (jì dà, "abbr. for Jinan University 暨南大學|暨南大学[Ji4 nan2 Da4 xue2]"); 暨今 (jì jīn, "up to now"); 诸暨 (zhū jì, "see 諸暨市|诸暨市[Zhu1 ji4 Shi4]"). There are over 5 compound words containing this character.
Is 暨 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 暨 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.