紀

简 纪 · 繁 紀
Mandarin · pinyin jì#

Meanings · jì

  1. order
  2. discipline
  3. age
  4. era
  5. period
  6. to chronicle
Mandarin · pinyin Jǐ#

Meanings · Jǐ

  1. surname Ji
  2. also pr. Jì
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紀
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纪
jì · record, annal, historical account
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4 · ji4

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gei2 · gei3

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character

  1. rule; discipline
  2. century
  3. (geology) period (geochronologic unit)
  4. a surname
  5. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 記 /记 (jì, “record; annal; historical account”)

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