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  3. 鸡
HSK 2noun

鸡

Traditional: 雞

jī

鸡 (jī) means “fowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese character (traditional 雞) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Measure word: 只

Stroke order

Practice writing

Example

我要吃鸡。

Wǒ yào chī jī.

I want to eat chicken.

Words containing 鸡

鸡蛋jī dàn(chicken) egg; hen's egg公鸡gōng jīcock; rooster母鸡mǔ jīhen; don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1)

More HSK 2 vocabulary

HSK 2 →
白báisurname Bai百bǎisurname Bai帮助bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist报纸bào zhǐnewspaper; newsprint比bǐBelgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利时别biésurname Bie宾馆bīn guǎnguesthouse; lodge; hotel长chánglength; long; forever; always; constantly唱歌chàng gēto sing a song出chūto go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc穿chuānto wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread次cìnext in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time

Frequently asked questions

What does 鸡 mean?
鸡 (jī) means “fowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 鸡 pronounced?
鸡 is pronounced “jī” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 鸡?
鸡 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 鸡?
Follow the stroke-order animation above; 鸡 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18