既 — Chinese character
既
jì
already, since, then; both; de facto
- Pinyin
- jì
- Radical
- 71 ⽆ (Not)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 旡
- Formation
- ideographic — A person 旡 turning away from food 皀; compare 即
- Japanese
- 既 as a kanji
Common words with 既
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 既然 | jì rán | since; as; this being the case |
| 既有 | jì yǒu | existing |
| 既定 | jì dìng | already fixed; set |
| 一如既往 | yī rú jì wǎng | (idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always |
| 既得利益 | jì dé lì yì | vested interest |
| 既往 | jì wǎng | past; bygone |
| 既成事实 (既成事實) | jì chéng shì shí | fait accompli |
| 既得 | jì dé | vested in; already obtained |
| 既往不咎 | jì wǎng bù jiù | to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones; There is no point in crying over spilt milk. |
| 既视感 (既視感) | jì shì gǎn | déjà vu |
| 不咎既往 | bù jiù jì wǎng | not censure sb for his past misdeeds; overlook sb's past mistakes |
| 既已 | jì yǐ | already |
English words written with 既
既 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 6 · Analects 14 · Art of War 2 · I Ching 5 · Mencius 29 · Doctrine of the Mean 3
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 32
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 35
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 52
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 81
- Analects 3.10
- Analects 3.21
- Analects 9.5
- Analects 9.10
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