讥 (jī) is a Chinese character meaning “to mock”. It is written from 讠 (speech radical) and 几 (small table; how many), side by side, and takes 4 strokes.
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Structure
讠 + 几
Left–right structure
Structure from: Unicode U+8BA5 现代字形与笔顺数据（4 画 = 讠 2 画 + 几 2 画）；繁体 譏 见 说文解字·言部「譏，誹也。从言幾聲」
Memory aid
Speech (讠) leaning on a little table (几): the talk that goes on around the table is the mocking kind.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
4 strokes
In real words
- 讥笑jī xiàoto ridicule; to laugh at someone mockingly讥 = jī
- 讥讽jī fěngto satirize; to make sarcastic remarks about讥 = jī
Go deeper
All readings
to mock; to jeer at
to mock; to jeer at; to ridicule with words
用言语嘲笑、指责别人。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 讥笑jī xiàoto ridicule; to laugh at someone mockingly讥 = jī
- 讥讽jī fěngto satirize; to make sarcastic remarks about讥 = jī
Origin
The traditional form 譏 is analysed in the Shuowen Jiezi as "from 言 (speech), with 幾 giving the sound" — words aimed at someone. In the simplified 讥, 言 is written as the radical 讠 and the sound part is written 几.
Source: 说文解字·言部：譏，誹也。从言幾聲
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 讥 mean?
讥 (jī) means to mock; to jeer at; to ridicule with words.
How do you pronounce 讥?
It is pronounced jī.
What parts is 讥 made of?
讠 (speech radical) and 几 (small table; how many), side by side. The recorded source is: Unicode U+8BA5 现代字形与笔顺数据（4 画 = 讠 2 画 + 几 2 画）；繁体 譏 见 说文解字·言部「譏，誹也。从言幾聲」. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 讥 have?
4. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 讥?
讠. 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 讥?
Common ones are 讥笑 and 讥讽. The reading of 讥 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.