羁

羁 · jī

halter; restrain, hold, control

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
jī
Cantonese
gei1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

halter; restrain, hold, control

Dictionary definitions & readings

羁 jī · bridle; halter; to restrain; to detain; to lodge; inn

羁 jī · variant of 羈 jī

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0521.010:jī Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
155.010:jī Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
WLTJM Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
6052 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0949.371 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+7F81
Radical
网 · 122
Strokes
17
Residual strokes
12
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6237

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

17 strokes
羁
Strokes
17
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

17 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

羈

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
42926.070
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
42926.070
kIRGKangXi
0949.371
kKangXi
0949.371
kSMSZD2003Index
536.15
kCangjie
WLTJM
kFourCornerCode
6052
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIICore
CG
kIRG_GSource
G0-6E3F
kRSUnicode
122.12
kTotalStrokes
17
kCCCII
275238
kEACC
275238
kGB0
7831
kMainlandTelegraph
5015
kTGH
2013:6237
kCantonese
gei1
kDefinition
halter; restrain, hold, control
kMandarin
jī
kTGHZ2013
155.010:jī
kXHC1983
0521.010:jī
kTraditionalVariant
U+7F88

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
13dictionary records using 羁0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿱ Above / below
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
罒 above (革 beside 马) · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿱罒⿰革马$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱罒⿰革马$(G)

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