济

jì

to cross a river

to aid or relieve; to be of help

water (氵) + phonetic (齐) = cross water, aid others

The water radical carries the core meaning: crossing a river, then extending to aiding someone across difficulty. 齐 contributes the sound jì and does not add semantic weight here.

氵+齐→济
氵WaterSemantic
齐EvenPhonetic

这点小钱对他来说无济于事。

zhè diǎn xiǎo qián duì tā lái shuō wú jì yú shì。

This little bit of money is of no help to him at all.

光说好话不能济事,还是要行动。

guāng shuō hǎo huà bù néng jì shì,hái shì yào xíng dòng。

Just saying nice words cannot be of real help; action is still needed.

Words with 济

经济衰退

jīng jì shuāi tuì

(economic) recession

济源市

jì yuán shì

Jiyuan directly administered city in Henan

济南

jǐ nán

see 濟南市|济南市[Ji3 nan2 Shi4]

经济舱

jīng jì cāng

economy class

济南市

jǐ nán shì

Jinan, sub-provincial city and capital of Shandong Province 山東省|山东省[Shan1 dong1 Sheng3]

国民经济

guó mín jīng jì

national economy

经济

jīng jì

economy

长三角经济区

cháng sān jiǎo jīng jì qū

Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)

长江三角洲经济区

cháng jiāng sān jiǎo zhōu jīng jì qū

Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)

长江经济带

cháng jiāng jīng jì dài

Yangtze River Economic Belt

集体经济

jí tǐ jīng jì

collective economy

零工经济

líng gōng jīng jì

gig economy

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