圾 (jī) is a Chinese character meaning “bound morpheme, used only in 垃圾 (garbage”. It is written from 土 (earth; soil) and 及 (reach; extend to), side by side, and takes 6 strokes.
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Structure
土 + 及
Left–right structure
Structure from: modern glyph decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data stroke geometry; radical from Unicode Unihan
Memory aid
Earth (土) that the trash pile has reached (及) — 圾 shows up in exactly one word: 垃圾, garbage.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 垃圾lā jīgarbage; trash; rubbish圾 = jī
- 垃圾桶lā jī tǒngtrash can; rubbish bin; wastebasket圾 = jī
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All readings
garbage (in 垃圾)
bound morpheme, used only in 垃圾 (garbage; trash)
只用于「垃圾」一词，指废弃无用的东西。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 垃圾lā jīgarbage; trash; rubbish圾 = jī
- 垃圾桶lā jī tǒngtrash can; rubbish bin; wastebasket圾 = jī
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 圾 mean?
圾 (jī) means bound morpheme, used only in 垃圾 (garbage; trash).
How do you pronounce 圾?
It is pronounced jī.
What parts is 圾 made of?
土 (earth; soil) and 及 (reach; extend to), side by side. The recorded source is: modern glyph decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data stroke geometry; radical from Unicode Unihan. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 圾 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 圾?
土. 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 圾?
Common ones are 垃圾. The reading of 圾 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.