幾 (jī)

Almost; nearly (bound form used in 幾乎)

How 幾 is written

Strokes
12
Radical
𢆶 — N/A
Traditional
幾
Simplified
几

Components

幾 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

jī
almost
jǐ
how much; how many; several; a few

Common words using 幾

十幾 shíjǐ
more than ten; a dozen or more
好幾 hǎojǐ
several; quite a few
幾乎 jīhū
almost; nearly; practically
幾千 jǐqiān
several thousand
幾時 jǐshí
what time?; when?
幾率 jīlǜ
probability; odds
幾百 jǐbǎi
several hundred
好幾年 hǎojǐnián
several years
寥寥無幾 liáoliáowújǐ
just a very few (idiom); tiny number; not many at all; You count them on your fingers.
巴布亞新幾內亞 bābùyàxīnjǐnèiyà
Papua New Guinea
幾何 jǐhé
geometry; how much
幾何級數 jǐhéjíshù
geometric progression; exponential increase

幾 in a sentence

我幾乎忘了這件事。

Wǒ jīhū wàng le zhè jiàn shì.

“I almost forgot about this matter.”

How common is 幾?

幾 is the 211th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 56.9% of all running text.

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