几 (jī)

Etymology

Pictograph of a small table. In simplified Chinese 几 is also used to mean "how much", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 幾.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“几，踞几也。象形。”

Example sentences

1. 几点了？ — What time is it?
2. 你几岁? — How old are you?
3. 我1米9几。 — I am around 190 centimetres tall.
4. 几点了？ — What time is it?
5. 你几年级？ — What grade are you in?

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