几
Represents a small table or stool · Kangxi radical 16
Represents a small table or stool, and by extension means 'how many' or 'several'.
Originally depicted a low table or bench with legs, showing the side view of a simple piece of furniture. The abstract meaning of 'how many' developed from the concrete image of counting items placed on a table.
几 at a glance
- Meaning
- Represents a small table or stool
- Strokes
- 2
- Characters
- 40
- Role
- Contributes meaning and sound
- Kangxi radical
- 16
Characters with 几 (33 of 40)
HSK 2 · 2
HSK 4 · 2
HSK 6 · 4
Beyond HSK · 18
凤fèng · phoenix亢kàng · high冗rǒng · variant of 冗[rong3]殳shū · ancient staff-like weapon made of bamboo or wood仉zhǎng · surname Zhang処chǔ · old variant of 處|处[chu3]叽jī · grumble凫fú · mallard玑jī · (literary) baroque pearl; irregular pearl夙sù · morning矶jī · breakwater虮jǐ · nymph of louse凯kǎi · (bound form) triumphal music咒zhòu · incantation凰huáng · used in 鳳凰|凤凰[feng4 huang2]麂jǐ · muntjac溦wēi · drizzle凳dèng · variant of 凳[deng4]
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 几 mean?
几 means "Represents a small table or stool". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning and sound.
How many Chinese characters contain 几?
40 characters in this dictionary contain 几, including ones at HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5, HSK 6.
Is 几 a radical?
Yes — 几 is Kangxi radical 16, one of the 214 traditional indexing radicals used to organise Chinese dictionaries.
How many strokes does 几 have?
几 is written in 2 strokes.