己亥
jǐ hài · thirty-sixth year F12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1959 or 2019
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 己亥
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
oneself; (attributive) one's own
各抒己见gèshū-jǐjiàneveryone gives their own view
身不由己shēnbùyóujǐ(idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
损人利己sǔnrén-lìjǐharming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others
知己zhījǐto know oneself; to be intimate or close; intimate friend