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:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 忌

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 忌.

切忌
qiè jì
妒忌
dù jì
嫌忌
xián jì
忌口
jì kǒu
忌妒
jì du
忌恨
jì hèn
忌惮
jì dàn
忌日
jì rì
忌烟
jì yān
忌羡
jì xiàn
忌讳
jì huì
忌辰
jì chén

Related characters (radical 心)

Characters that share the radical .

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