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笄年
jī​nián

adulthood

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 笄 jī
    fifteen years old
    (bound form) refers to a girl reaching fifteen years of age, traditionally the time when she began to wear her hair up with a hairpin to mark adulthood
  2. 年 nián noun
    age
    a person's age or a specific stage in a person's life