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吉士

jí shì

2-character word

What 吉士 means

1. cheese (loanword)
2. custard powder
3. literaryman (laudatory)
4. person of virtue

The characters in 吉士

• 吉jílucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)
• 士shìmember of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor

Words starting with 吉士

• 吉士粉jí shì fěncustard powder

Words containing 吉士

• 庶吉士shù jí shìtitle of the temporary position in the Hanlin Academy 翰林院

Sounds the same

Read jí shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 集市market; bazaar; fair
• 急事urgent matter
• 吉事auspicious event

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jí shì correctly.
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