jī
chicken
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我喜欢吃炸鸡。
wǒ xǐhuān chī zhájī.
I like to eat fried chicken.
这只鸡很可爱。
zhè zhī jī hěn kě'ài.
This chicken is very cute.
母鸡正在孵蛋。
mǔjī zhèngzài fū dàn.
The hen is hatching eggs.
母鸡 (mǔ jī)
hen
公鸡 (gōng jī)
rooster
鸭 (yā)
duck
鹅 (é)
goose
The Chinese character 鸡 (jī) for "chicken" is a pictograph that depicts a chicken with its head and tail raised. The character is composed of two parts: the upper part is a radical called "隹" (zhuī), which represents a bird, and the lower part is a phonetic component called "奚" (xī), which represents the sound of the character. The character 鸡 has been used in Chinese writing for over 3,000 years and has remained largely unchanged in its form and meaning. It is one of the most common Chinese characters and is used in a variety of words and phrases related to chickens, such as 鸡肉 (jīròu, chicken meat), 鸡蛋 (jīdàn, chicken egg), and 鸡汤 (jītāng, chicken soup).
