Read Edit View history Discussion 吉 jí HSK6 lucky Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a hook-shaped weapon made out of copper. Based on the original meaning "solid, difficult to break". The meaning later shifted to "good" and "lucky". Pinyin Separate values with commas jí × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a hook-shaped weapon made out of copper. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 吉 Simp strokes 吉 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 吉 Simp strokes 吉 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 吉 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 155, 554 ], [ 212, 544 ], [ 410, 576 ], [ 793, 615 ], [ 879, 593 ] ], [ [ 456, 812 ], [ 509, 770 ], [ 501, 441 ], [ 483, 417 ] ], [ [ 290, 376 ], [ 345, 369 ], [ 651, 408 ], [ 684, 407 ], [ 740, 391 ] ], [ [ 278, 247 ], [ 313, 217 ], [ 360, -24 ] ], [ [ 348, 211 ], [ 370, 227 ], [ 535, 248 ], [ 624, 269 ], [ 664, 267 ], [ 702, 229 ], [ 663, 116 ], [ 634, 95 ] ], [ [ 377, 51 ], [ 395, 39 ], [ 622, 65 ], [ 679, 64 ], [ 704, 53 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 533 568 Q 629 577 863 577 Q 885 577 891 586 Q 898 599 879 616 Q 816 661 776 651 Q 685 633 535 610 L 475 602 Q 328 586 159 565 Q 134 564 152 543 Q 168 527 189 521 Q 213 514 231 520 Q 339 548 461 561 Q 468 562 476 562 L 533 568 Z", "M 523 416 Q 527 495 533 568 L 535 610 Q 538 721 557 776 Q 561 789 537 805 Q 497 826 469 831 Q 451 835 442 824 Q 433 815 443 799 Q 468 765 468 742 Q 472 675 475 602 L 476 562 Q 476 490 476 409 C 476 379 521 386 523 416 Z", "M 476 409 Q 391 399 292 385 Q 273 384 287 367 Q 300 354 318 348 Q 337 344 353 347 Q 470 377 727 377 Q 746 377 751 386 Q 755 396 740 410 Q 686 452 625 434 Q 582 427 523 416 L 476 409 Z", "M 341 241 Q 328 248 286 257 Q 273 261 269 255 Q 262 248 271 231 Q 305 158 323 37 Q 326 1 346 -23 Q 365 -48 372 -30 Q 378 -12 376 18 L 370 57 Q 351 166 348 205 C 345 235 345 239 341 241 Z", "M 683 86 Q 716 185 753 210 Q 772 231 757 251 Q 738 267 680 297 Q 661 306 636 297 Q 519 255 341 241 C 311 239 318 201 348 205 Q 351 205 607 244 Q 635 250 646 237 Q 656 227 653 206 Q 641 142 626 90 C 618 61 673 58 683 86 Z", "M 376 18 Q 383 18 393 19 Q 490 35 700 42 Q 712 43 714 53 Q 714 62 683 86 C 669 97 656 95 626 90 Q 482 65 370 57 C 340 55 346 17 376 18 Z" ] } 6 strokes 吉 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 155, 554 ], [ 212, 544 ], [ 410, 576 ], [ 793, 615 ], [ 879, 593 ] ], [ [ 456, 812 ], [ 509, 770 ], [ 501, 441 ], [ 483, 417 ] ], [ [ 290, 376 ], [ 345, 369 ], [ 651, 408 ], [ 684, 407 ], [ 740, 391 ] ], [ [ 278, 247 ], [ 313, 217 ], [ 360, -24 ] ], [ [ 348, 211 ], [ 370, 227 ], [ 535, 248 ], [ 624, 269 ], [ 664, 267 ], [ 702, 229 ], [ 663, 116 ], [ 634, 95 ] ], [ [ 377, 51 ], [ 395, 39 ], [ 622, 65 ], [ 679, 64 ], [ 704, 53 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 533 568 Q 629 577 863 577 Q 885 577 891 586 Q 898 599 879 616 Q 816 661 776 651 Q 685 633 535 610 L 475 602 Q 328 586 159 565 Q 134 564 152 543 Q 168 527 189 521 Q 213 514 231 520 Q 339 548 461 561 Q 468 562 476 562 L 533 568 Z", "M 523 416 Q 527 495 533 568 L 535 610 Q 538 721 557 776 Q 561 789 537 805 Q 497 826 469 831 Q 451 835 442 824 Q 433 815 443 799 Q 468 765 468 742 Q 472 675 475 602 L 476 562 Q 476 490 476 409 C 476 379 521 386 523 416 Z", "M 476 409 Q 391 399 292 385 Q 273 384 287 367 Q 300 354 318 348 Q 337 344 353 347 Q 470 377 727 377 Q 746 377 751 386 Q 755 396 740 410 Q 686 452 625 434 Q 582 427 523 416 L 476 409 Z", "M 341 241 Q 328 248 286 257 Q 273 261 269 255 Q 262 248 271 231 Q 305 158 323 37 Q 326 1 346 -23 Q 365 -48 372 -30 Q 378 -12 376 18 L 370 57 Q 351 166 348 205 C 345 235 345 239 341 241 Z", "M 683 86 Q 716 185 753 210 Q 772 231 757 251 Q 738 267 680 297 Q 661 306 636 297 Q 519 255 341 241 C 311 239 318 201 348 205 Q 351 205 607 244 Q 635 250 646 237 Q 656 227 653 206 Q 641 142 626 90 C 618 61 673 58 683 86 Z", "M 376 18 Q 383 18 393 19 Q 490 35 700 42 Q 712 43 714 53 Q 714 62 683 86 C 669 97 656 95 626 90 Q 482 65 370 57 C 340 55 346 17 376 18 Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.