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稽

jī

jī · kai1 (Jyutping)

  1. (bound form) to examine; to check (against records)
  2. (literary) to delay; to linger
  3. (literary) to dispute; to argue
  4. surname Ji

qǐ · kai1 (Jyutping)

  1. to bow to the ground

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

稽

Meaning
examine, investigate; delay
Radical
禾
Strokes
15
Components
⿰禾⿱尤旨
Cangjie
HDIUA
Four-corner
2396.1

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