鸡

jī

variant of 雞|鸡[ji1]

grasping hand (又) + bird (鸟) = chicken

A bird you catch by hand — grabbed from the yard, not hunted in the wild. The grasping hand (又) suggests the domestic, handled nature of the chicken.

又+鸟→鸡
又The right handSemantic
鸟BirdSemantic

妈妈今天做了一道红烧鸡。

māma jīntiān zuò le yī dào hóngshāo jī。

Mom made a braised chicken dish today.

农场里的鸡每天早上都会叫。

nóngchǎng lǐ de jī měitiān zǎoshang dōu huì jiào。

The chickens on the farm crow every morning.

Words with 鸡

鸡排

jī pái

chicken breast

偷鸡摸狗

tōu jī mō gǒu

to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)

鸡犬不宁

jī quǎn bù níng

lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom)

鸡冠

jī guān

see 雞冠區|鸡冠区[Ji1 guan1 Qu1]

鸡腿

jī tuǐ

chicken leg

鸡蛋

jī dàn

(chicken) egg

酉鸡

yǒu jī

Year 10, year of the Cock (e.g. 2005)

醉鸡

zuì jī

chicken in rice wine

野鸡

yě jī

pheasant

野鸡大学

yě jī dà xué

diploma mill

金鸡

jīn jī

golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)

金鸡独立

jīn jī dú lì

golden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture)

More characters with 又

变发及仅侵丈