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克己
kèjǐ
Main
English Definitionself-restraint; discipline; selflessness
Simplified Script克己
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinkèjǐ
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)hak1gei2
Word Decomposition
克kèto be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares; abbr. for 克罗地亚, Croatia; (Tw) abbr. for 克罗埃西亚, Croatia
己jǐself; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; sixth in order; letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; hexa

Related Words

Words With Same Head Word    
克服kèfú(try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer; to put up with; to endure
克制kèzhìto restrain; to control; restraint; self-control
克隆kèlóngclone (loanword)
克林顿kèlín dùnClinton (name); Bill Clinton (1946-), US Democratic politician, President 1993-2001; Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician
克罗地亚kè luó dì yàCroatia
Words With Same Tail Word    
自己zìjǐoneself; one's own
知己zhījǐto know oneself; to be intimate or close; intimate friend
身不由己shēn bùyóu jǐwithout the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary; not of one's own volition; in spite of oneself
一己yījǐoneself
利己lìjǐpersonal profit; to benefit oneself
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