chicken; fowl; (slang) prostitute

HSK 2 #1391

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 1391st character
Radical ⿃ (196.2)
Strokes 7
Index # 928
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

鸡 jī
  1. 1. chicken
  2. 2. fowl
  3. 3. (slang) prostitute
  4. 4. CL zhī

Stroke order

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Words containing 鸡

Word Meaning
lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
four-eyes (facetious term for a person who wears glasses)
free-range chicken
(bird species of China) rusty-necklaced partridge (Alectoris magna)
cream sponge
(bird species of China) little crake (Porzana parva)
If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom); A woman should follow whatever her husband orders.
follow your husband no matter what he is
Kung Pao Chicken; spicy diced chicken
gong bao chicken; spicy diced chicken
hometown chicken (item on a menu)
better be leader of small than low in big
better lead small than follow big
Baoji prefecture-level city in Shaanxi
Baoji prefecture-level city in Shaanxi
(bird species of China) Baillon's crake (Porzana pusilla)
petty
penis (child's word)
General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish
fig. weak
(coll.) extremely excited or energetic (often used mockingly)
bullshit; to talk shit; to drivel
act bossy on flimsy or petty power
fig. to make indirect criticisms