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Character Decomposition
Etymology
A loom woven with thread
Meanings
self
oneself
sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shí tiān gān
sixth in order
letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
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Words with 己 183 total
Idioms with 己 104 total Chain
to be content with one's lot (idiom) · to know one's place安分守己ān fèn shǒu jǐLift a rock only to have one's toes squashed · lift a rock only to drop it on one's own feet · be hoist with (or by) one's own petard搬起石头打自己的脚bān qǐ shí tóu dǎ zì jǐ de jiǎoto seek the cause in oneself rather than sb else反求诸己fǎn qiú zhū jǐ
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