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jì · already, since, then

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HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #1698
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既
Complete decomposition unavailableThe shape 旡 is indexed inside 既, but it is not the whole character.
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Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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旡Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 既

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jìWords pronounced jì
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Example sentences

Notice where 既 sits in each complete thought.

Jì rán nǐ men zhè me shuō, nà ràng wǒ zài xiǎng xiǎng.既然你们这么说，那让我再想想。

Since you all say that, I must think again.

Source: Tatoeba #3540560 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jì rán mǔ qīn bìng le, wǒ jiù dài zài jiā lǐ méi qù shàng xué.既然母亲病了，我就待在家里没去上学。

Since my mother was sick, I stayed home from school.

Source: Tatoeba #1694976 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jì rán yǔ yǐ jīng tíng le , wǒ men kě yǐ huí jiā le .既然雨已经停了, 我们可以回家了.

Now that it has stopped raining, we can go home.

Source: Tatoeba #341928 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jì rán nǐ yào qù chāo shì, nà jiù shùn biàn mǎi xiē jī dàn ba.既然你要去超市，那就顺便买些鸡蛋吧。

Since you're going to the supermarket, buy some eggs while you're there.

Source: Tatoeba #406186 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jì rán nǐ zài zhè lǐ , nà wǒ mén jiù kāi shǐ ba.既然你在這裡, 那我們就開始吧。

As long as you are here, we might as well begin.

Source: Tatoeba #772370 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ nián qīng, ér qiě —— jì rán nǐ shì wǒ lín jū —— nǐ yě zhī dào wǒ de xìng qíng.我年輕，而且——既然你是我鄰居——你也知道我的性情。

I am young; and, as I have been your neighbour, you know my character.

Source: Tatoeba #12374825 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 既 in context

  1. Say jì, then recall the core meaning: already, since, then.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 既然 (jì rán), meaning “since”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 既 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.