漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
紀: chronicle, account
Also: narrative, history, annals, geologic period
JLPT N19 strokesGrade 5Your ink: 白 Not met
糸 carries the meaning · 己 gives the sound
9 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
キki · on'yomi · in compounds
- 紀元きげんera, C. E.
- 紀元前きげんぜんB.C.E.
- 紀行文きこうぶんtraveller's journal
- 風紀ふうきpublic morals
- 世紀せいきcentury, era
- 21世紀21せいき21st century
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成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Everything is connected! This radical represents the invisible threads that tie us together—our relationships, the fine "silk" of our words, and the intricate weaving of our personal histories.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
紀 takes the 己 family's reading, キ (ki).
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side紀 chronicle · 己
vs紅 crimson · 工In ChineseSimplified 纪 · traditional, as in Japanese · jì
Japan keeps the traditional form 紀; mainland China simplifies it to 纪.
- Simplified
- 纪 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 紀 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin jì most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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