稷 — Chinese character
稷
jì
god of cereals; minister of agriculture
- Pinyin
- jì
- Radical
- 115 ⽲ (Grain)
- Strokes
- 15
- Components
- 禾 畟
- Formation
- pictophonetic — grain; meaning component 禾; sound component 畟
- Japanese
- 稷 as a kanji
Common words with 稷
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 社稷 | shè jì | state; country |
| 匡扶社稷 | kuāng fú shè jì | (of states within the nation) to support the ruler in governing the country |
稷 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Analects 3 · Mencius 11 · Zhuangzi 6
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 78
- Analects 11.24
- Analects 14.6
- Analects 16.1
- Mencius 3A.4
- Mencius 4A.3
- Mencius 4B.29
- Mencius 7A.19
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