既 jì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 旡 — to choke on something
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
既然
jìrán
since; now that
Characters in this word
然 rán
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 肰 dog meat 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 既然来了，就坐。 Jìrán lái le, jiù zuò. Since you are here, sit down.
- 既然饿了，就吃。 Jìrán è le, jiù chī. Since you are hungry, eat.
- 既然下雨，就回家。 Jìrán xià yǔ, jiù huí jiā. Since it is raining, go home.