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薊

简蓟 · 繁薊

Mandarin · pinyin jì#

cirsium
thistle

Mandarin · pinyin Jì#

surname Ji
ancient Chinese city state near present-day Beijing

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薊: Look up this written character
蓟: jì · genus Cirsium, thistles; surname

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thistle
(historical) Ji (a former city in Beijing, China)
(historical) short for 薊國 /蓟国 (Jìguó), Ji (ancient state in China under the Zhou Dynasty)
(historical, inexact) synonym of 燕國 /燕国 (Yānguó), Yan (ancient state in China under the Zhou Dynasty)
(historical) (～縣) Ji (a former county now within Beijing, China)
Ji, a surname

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