DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

雞腿

简鸡腿 · 繁雞腿

Mandarin · pinyin jī tuǐ

chicken leg; drumstick
Classifier: 根 gēn

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
腿: tuǐ · legs, thighs
鸡: jī · chicken

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

1–3 · ji1 tui3

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

3character links1source reference

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

雞腿 · find source passages ↗ · 鸡腿 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 2 senses

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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

noun

chicken leg; drumstick (Classifier: 隻／只 m; 支 mn)
(neologism, slang, humorous) A token of reward or appreciation for a person's hard work; brownie points.

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack