己 jǐ self; oneself; sixth in order
Used as component 己 in :纪 jì ; 记 jì ; 起 qǐ
Similar looking characters : 巳 sì (snake) 已 yǐ (already)
Made with 3 strokes.
The sixth heavenly stem - used in counting, referring to self
Sounds same
几 jǐ (how many)Different tone
鸡 jī (fowl) 机 jī (machine) 吉 jí (lucky) 及 jí (and) 际 jì (border) 既 jì (already) 季 jì (season) 彐 jì (snout) 纪 jì (order) 记 jì (to record) 技 jì (skill) 济 jì (to cross a river)This character is also represented as a radical in the form: 巳 sì
Stroke order for character 己, kindly provided under Wikimedia creative commons license ➚
Proverbs
蜡烛照亮别人,却毁灭了自己 là zhú zhào liàng bié rén, què huǐ miè le zì jǐ Helping others at the cost of not looking after yourself推己及人 tuī jǐ jí rén To understand a situation from someone else's perspective.