几 (jī)

small table

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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