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击

jī to hit; to strike

5 strokes

击 (jī) is a Chinese character meaning “to hit”. It is written from 二 (two) and 山 (mountain), and takes 5 strokes.

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Structure

二 + 山

Overlapping structure

  • 二 two · èr unknown
  • 山 mountain · shān unknown

Structure from: hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验（现代字形拆分：第 1–2 笔与「二」一致，第 3–5 笔与「山」逐笔一致）

Memory aid

Two bars (二) are driven straight through a mountain (山) — the stem punches all the way down. That is a strike.

This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.

Stroke order

5 strokes

In real words

  • 打击dǎ jīto strike; to hit; a blow击 = jī
  • 攻击gōng jīto attack; to assault击 = jī
  • 击剑jī jiànfencing (the sport)击 = jī
  • 击毙jī bìto shoot dead; to kill击 = jī
  • 射击shè jīto shoot (with a gun); shooting (sport)击 = jī
  • 袭击xí jīto attack (esp. by surprise); an attack击 = jī
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All readings

jī main reading

to hit; to strike

to hit; to strike; to beat; to attack

敲打；撞击；攻打。 — studyhanzi 编写

Words with this reading

  • 打击dǎ jīto strike; to hit; a blow击 = jī
  • 攻击gōng jīto attack; to assault击 = jī
  • 击剑jī jiànfencing (the sport)击 = jī
  • 击毙jī bìto shoot dead; to kill击 = jī
  • 射击shè jīto shoot (with a gun); shooting (sport)击 = jī
  • 袭击xí jīto attack (esp. by surprise); an attack击 = jī

Other characters with these parts

二 → 于亏云些仁元垂奉

山 → 仙屹屿岁岂岔岖岗

Easy to confuse with

山士

Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions

Questions people ask about this character

What does 击 mean?

击 (jī) means to hit; to strike; to beat; to attack.

How do you pronounce 击?

It is pronounced jī.

What parts is 击 made of?

二 (two) and 山 (mountain). The recorded source is: hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验（现代字形拆分：第 1–2 笔与「二」一致，第 3–5 笔与「山」逐笔一致）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.

How many strokes does 击 have?

5. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 击?

凵. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.

What words use 击?

Common ones are 打击 and 攻击. The reading of 击 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.