稽
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(bound form) to examine; to check (against records); (literary) to delay; to linger; (literary) to dispute; to argue
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 禾 +10
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 稽
- Common rank
- #2,392
- Unicode
- U+7A3D
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Formation & memory
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Words with 稽
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 滑天下之大稽 | to be the most ridiculous thing in the world (idiom) | |
| 无稽之言 | see 無稽之談|无稽之谈[wu2 ji1 zhi1 tan2] | |
| 稽查人员 | inspector | |
| 无稽之谈 | (idiom) complete nonsense | |
| 稽查员 | inspector; ticket inspector | |
| 荒唐无稽 | preposterous | |
| 无稽 | nonsense | |
| 税捐稽征处 | Taipei Revenue Service (tax office) | |
| 稽古振今 | studying the old to promote the new (idiom) | |
| 稽古 | to learn from the ancients; to study the classic texts | |
| 稽核 | to audit; to verify; to examine; auditing | |
| 荒诞无稽 | ridiculous; unbelievable; absurd | |
| 稽查 | inspection | |
| 荒谬无稽 | completely ridiculous and unfounded | |
| 稽考 | (literary) to examine; to consult (records); to investigate | |
| 滑稽 | comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular i… | |
| 钩稽 | variant of 鉤稽|钩稽[gou1 ji1] | |
| 钩稽 | to explore; to investigate; to audit (accounts, books etc) | |
| 稽颡 | to kowtow (touch the forehead to the floor) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 旨 — compare how they read.