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Meaning of 己

Pinyin jǐ

Radical

己

Strokes

Definition

6th heavenly stem / self

Usage

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己 [jǐ] 1. In reference to oneself when speaking to others. - Examples: 自己 (oneself), 知己 (to know oneself), 反求诸己 (to look within oneself), 推己及人 (to consider others as oneself), 己所不欲，勿施于人 (what you do not want for yourself, do not impose on others). 2. The sixth position in the Heavenly Stems, used to denote the sixth in order. 己 [jǐ] 1. (Noun) The sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems. - Example: 甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸 (the ten Heavenly Stems). 己 [jǐ] 2. (Verb) Used as a substitute for “给” (give). - Example: 一二千两银子东西己人!叫他唱二万出戏我看了，己他一个! (With one or two thousand taels of silver, ask him to perform for me; he’ll give himself a show!) 己 [jǐ] - (Noun) The sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems. - (Usage in literature): 1. 知己知彼，百战不殆 (Knowing oneself and the enemy, one will never be in peril in a hundred battles). 2. 而己亦人也 (And oneself is also a person). 3. 自拟己头 (To interpret one’s own head). 4. 且噬己也 (And also bite oneself). 5. 不以己悲 (Not to feel sorrow for oneself). 6. 在己为有悔 (Regret for oneself). Examples: - 舍己为公 (sacrifice oneself for the public good), - 异己 (other people), - 克己 (self-discipline), - 知己 (understanding oneself), - 己身 (oneself), - 己私 (personal desires), - 己里钱 (blood and sweat money, private funds).

己卯 jǐ mǎo

sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059

自己 zì jǐ

oneself / one's own

知己 zhī jǐ

to know oneself / to be intimate or close / intimate friend

异己 yì jǐ

dissident / alien / outsider

己任 jǐ rèn

own duty

己方 jǐ fāng

our side / one's own (side etc)

知己知彼 zhī jǐ zhī bǐ

know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])

身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ

without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary / not of one's own volition / in spite of oneself

据为己有 jù wéi jǐ yǒu

to take for one's own / to expropriate

不能自己 bù néng zì jǐ

Can't own

安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ

to be content with one's lot (idiom) / to know one's place

排斥异己 pái chì yì jǐ

exclude those who hold different views from sb. / get rid of those who disagree with sb.

各抒己见 gè shū jǐ jiàn

everyone gives their own view

利己 lì jǐ

personal profit / to benefit oneself

发现自己 fā xiàn zì jǐ

find oneself / discover oneself

己见 jǐ jiàn

one's own viewpoint

律己 lǜ jǐ

self-restraint / discipline oneself

排除异己 pái chú yì jǐ

exclude outsiders / discriminate against those who hold different views / get rid of dissident

事不关己 shì bù guān jǐ

a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)

损人利己 sǔn rén lì jǐ

harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others

己所不欲 jǐ suǒ bù yù

what we do not want to do

己巳 jǐ sì

sixth year F6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1989 or 2049

知彼知己 zhī bǐ zhī jǐ

to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

瞒心昧己 mán xīn mèi jǐ

to blot out one's conscience

己烷 jǐ wán

hexane