笄之年 jī zhī nián

beginning of maturity (of a girl)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. beginning of maturity (of a girl)

Characters

Character Meaning
笄 jī
hairpin for bun; 15 years old
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
年 nián HSK 1
year; grain; harvest (old)