吉 jí
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
吉利
jílì
auspicious; lucky; propitious
Characters in this word
利 lì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 禾 cereal, grain, rice 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 为了讨个吉利，老厂长坚持在新车间开工前挂上一盏红灯笼。 Wèile tǎo ge jílì, lǎo chǎngzhǎng jiānchí zài xīn chējiān kāigōng qián guà shàng yì zhǎn hóng dēnglong. For good luck, the old factory director insisted on hanging a red lantern before the new workshop began operations.
- 红色在节日里被认为是吉利的颜色。 Hóngsè zài jiérì lǐ bèi rènwéi shì jílì de yánsè. Red is considered a lucky colour during festivals.
- 他觉得八是个吉利的数字，所以选了这个门牌号。 Tā juéde bā shì ge jílì de shùzì, suǒyǐ xuǎn le zhège ménpái hào. He thinks eight is a lucky number, so he chose this house number.