几 jǐ how many; small table; some


Made with 2 strokes.
Considered to be originally a picture of a table, 'how many' comes from sound loan

Sounds same

己 jǐ (self)

Different tone

鸡 jī (fowl) ; 机 jī (machine) ; 吉 jí (lucky) ; 及 jí (and) ; 际 jì (border) ; 既 jì (already) ; 季 jì (season) ; 彐 jì (snout) ; 纪 jì (order) ; 记 jì (to record) ; 技 jì (skill) ; 济 jì (to cross a river)

Radical

Index 16 used in: 船 chuán (boat) ; 凤 fèng (phoenix) ; 机 jī (machine)

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Pronunciation

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stroke order for 几
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