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鸡

Traditional: 雞 · 鷄

jī

HSK 3.0 · 2

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jī · gai1 (Jyutping)

  1. fowl
  2. chicken
  3. CL:隻|只[zhi1]
  4. (slang) prostitute
  5. variant of 雞|鸡[ji1]

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

鸡

Meaning
chicken
Radical
鸟
Strokes
7
Components
⿰又鸟
Cangjie
EPYM
Four-corner
7742

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