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瘠

jí
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 barren (of land)
  2. 2 thin; emaciated
  3. 3 meager

Examples

HSK 4
久病之后他形容瘠弱。
Jiǔbìng zhīhòu tā xíngróng jíruò.
After the long illness he grew thin and weak.
HSK 7-9
贫瘠的土地上庄稼长不好。
Pínjí de tǔdì shàng zhuāngjia zhǎng bùhǎo.
Crops grow poorly on barren soil.

Tips

usage
Most common in 贫瘠 (poor, barren land). The same character also describes a body wasted thin - both senses share the idea of being stripped of richness.

Components

radical
疒 nè
sickness
The sickness radical 疒 wraps the top and left. It marks illness and bodily wasting; here it points to a body grown thin and weak.
phonetic
脊 jǐ
spine; (here) sound
Inside, 脊 supplies the sound (jí from jǐ). 'Spine' fits the picture too - a starved body where the backbone shows through.

Stroke Order

瘠 jí