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寄

jì

HSK 3.0 · 4HSK 2.0 · 4

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

jì · gei3 (Jyutping)

  1. to entrust; to place in sb's care
  2. (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily
  3. (bound form) foster (as in 寄女[ji4 nu : 3] foster daughter)
  4. to send by post; to mail

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

寄

Meaning
send, transmit, mail; rely on
Radical
宀
Strokes
11
Components
⿱宀奇
Cangjie
JKMR
Four-corner
3062.1

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