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几jǐhow many

Theme
Questions
Level
First words
Strokes
2
Syllable
ji

How 几 is written

Stroke order matters: it sets the proportions of the character and how a reader will parse it. In the trainer these same boxes reject a stroke drawn out of turn.

几 — 2 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

Build a practice sheet with 几

Examples

你有几个朋友？

Nǐ yǒu jǐ gè péngyou?

How many friends do you have?

  • 你nǐyou
  • 有yǒuto have
  • 几jǐhow many
  • 个gègeneral measure word
  • 朋友péngyoufriend

他今年几岁？

Tā jīnnián jǐ suì?

How old is he this year?

  • 他tāhe
  • 今年jīnniánthis year
  • 几jǐhow many
  • 岁suìyears old

Not to be confused with

Characters that look or sound alike. The trainer mixes them into the answer options for exactly that reason — so the difference sticks.

  • 机
  • 凡
  • 九