蓟 (jì): thistle (plant)

Measure Word

一株蓟 zhū

Meanings

1 thistle (plant)
2 Ji (ancient name for the Beijing region)

Characters

蓟

jì

thistle / ancient place name (Ji)

Examples

蓟是苏格兰的国花。

Jì shì Sūgélán de guóhuā.

The thistle is the national flower of Scotland.

蓟县以古代地名蓟而得名。

Jì xiàn yǐ gǔdài dìmíng Jì ér dé míng.

Ji County gets its name from the ancient place name Ji.

Tips

culture

In ancient China, 蓟 was the name of the capital city in the Yan kingdom, located in what is now Beijing. The thistle plant and the place name share the same character.

Stroke Order

蓟 jì

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