己 jǐ

self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem

HSK 3 #162

DEFINITIONS

己 jǐ
  • self
  • oneself
  • sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
  • sixth in order
  • letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  • hexa

STROKES

己 stroke order diagram
己 stroke order animation

WORDS

自己 zì jǐ
HSK 3
oneself; one's own
各抒己见 gè shū jǐ jiàn
HSK 6
everyone gives their own view
知己 zhī jǐ to know oneself; to be intimate or close; intimate friend
自己人 zì jǐ rén those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us
身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary; not of one's own volition; in spite of oneself
据为己有 jù wéi jǐ yǒu to take for one's own; to expropriate
固执己见 gù zhí jǐ jiàn to persist in one's views
安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ to be content with one's lot (idiom); to know one's place
知己知彼 zhī jǐ zhī bǐ know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])
己见 jǐ jiàn one's own viewpoint
异己 yì jǐ dissident; alien; outsider
事不关己 shì bù guān jǐ a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
利己 lì jǐ personal profit; to benefit oneself
舍己为人 shě jǐ wèi rén to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people; altruism
利己主义 lì jǐ zhǔ yì egoism
己方 jǐ fāng our side; one's own (side etc)
各持己见 gè chí jǐ jiàn each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
损人利己 sǔn rén lì jǐ harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others
严于律己 yán yú lǜ jǐ to be strict with oneself
舍己救人 shě jǐ jiù rén to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people; altruism
一己 yī jǐ oneself
不以物喜，不以己悲 bù yǐ wù xǐ ， bù yǐ jǐ bēi not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself
事不關己 shì bù guān jǐ a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
事不关己，高高挂起 shì bù guān jǐ ， gāo gāo guà qǐ to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
事不關己，高高掛起 shì bù guān jǐ ， gāo gāo guà qǐ to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
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