羁 jī

bridle; halter; to restrain; to detain; to lodge; inn

17 strokesTrad. 羈

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羁 · 17 strokes

17 strokes

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Ideograph⿱罒⿰革马

A leather 革 halter used to control 罒a horse 马

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Traditional form 羈: A leather 革 halter used to control 罒a horse 馬

不羁bù jīunruly; uninhibited

羁宦jī huàn(literary) to serve as a government official far…

羁押jī yāto detain; to take into custody; detention

羁绊jī bàntrammels

放浪不羁fàng làng bù jīwanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute

放荡不羁fàng dàng bù jīwanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute

放诞不羁fàng dàn bù jīwanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute

落拓不羁luò tuò bù jī(idiom) unconventional; uninhibited; free-spirited

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