纪 jì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 己 self, oneself
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
纪律
jìlǜ
discipline
Characters in this word
律 lù
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 聿 writing brush, pencil
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我们守纪律。 Wǒmen shǒu jìlǜ. We follow discipline.
- 课堂要纪律。 Kètáng yào jìlǜ. Class needs discipline.
- 他很有纪律。 Tā hěn yǒu jìlǜ. He is very disciplined.