忌

jì

to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth

Radical: 心 HSK 8 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

忌 decomposes into the following components:

己 心

Semantic component: 心; phonetic component: 己.

Words containing 忌

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 忌.

切忌
qiè jì
to avoid as taboo
妒忌
dù jì
jealous
嫌忌
xián jì
suspicion
忌口
jì kǒu
abstain from certain food (as when ill)
忌妒
jì du
to be jealous of
忌恨
jì hèn
hate (due to envy etc)
忌惮
jì dàn
be afraid of
忌日
jì rì
忌烟
jì yān
忌羡
jì xiàn
忌讳
jì huì
taboo
忌辰
jì chén
anniversary of a death

Related characters (radical 心)

Characters that share the radical 心.

⺗ 㥯 心 必 忍 忐 忑 忒 志 忘 忝 忞 忠 念 忽 忿 态 怂 怎 怒 思 怠 急 怨

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