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記

简 记 · 繁 記
Mandarin · pinyin jì

Meanings

  1. to record
  2. to note
  3. to memorize
  4. to remember
  5. mark
  6. sign
  7. classifier for blows, kicks, shots
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記
jì · record; keep in mind, remember
记
jì · record; keep in mind, remember
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4 · ji4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gei3

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

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  1. to record; to mark; to note
  2. to keep in mind; remember
  3. record; chronicle
  4. notation; mark; note; seal; sign; ideogram
  5. birthmark (a mark on the skin formed before birth) (Classifier: 塊／块 m)
  6. (Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore) Suffix for local restaurants, stores, etc. , Kei (Macau), Kee (Hong Kong), Ji (Mandarin)
  7. (Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore) Suffix for local restaurants, stores, etc. , Kei (Macau), Kee (Hong Kong), Ji (Mandarin) — (figuratively, slang) Suffix for any type of institutions
  8. (Cantonese) Suffix to show affection.
  9. (Cantonese) Suffix forming colloquial clippings (often functioning as familiarizers), similar to -ie.
  10. (Guangzhou Cantonese) Suffix on verbs.
  11. Classifier for blows. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
  12. a surname, Ji

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