pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
纪
紀
ji3
surname Ji; also pr.
纪
紀
ji4
order; discipline; age; era; period; to chronicle
strokes
9
radical
strokes after radical
3
埃迪卡拉纪
埃迪卡拉紀
ai1 di2 ka3 la1 ji4
Ediacaran period (c. 635-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era
埃涅阿斯纪
埃涅阿斯紀
ai1 nie4 a1 si1 ji4
Virgil's Aeneid (epic about the foundation of Rome)
奥陶纪
奧陶紀
ao4 tao2 ji4
Ordovician (geological period 495-440m years ago)
白垩纪
白堊紀
bai2 e4 ji4
Cretaceous (geological period 140-65m years ago)
班纪德
班紀德
ban1 ji4 de2
pancetta (Italian belly); salted spiced dried pork belly
本纪
本紀
ben3 ji4
biographic sketch of an emperor
创世纪
創世紀
chuang4 shi4 ji4
creation myth
创世纪
創世紀
chuang4 shi4 ji4
Genesis (first book of the Bible)
大纪元
大紀元
da4 ji4 yuan2
Epoch Times, US newspaper
大纪元时报
大紀元時報
da4 ji4 yuan2 shi2 bao4
Epoch Times, US newspaper
第三纪
第三紀
di4 san1 ji4
third period; tertiary (geological era since the extinction of the dinosaurs at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary 65 million years ago)
第四纪
第四紀
di4 si4 ji4
fourth period; quaternary (geological period covering the recent ice ages over the last 180,000 years)
东现汉纪
東現漢紀
dong1 xian4 han4 ji4
Records of the Eastern Han, model for History of Later Han 後漢書|后汉书
二叠纪
二疊紀
er4 die2 ji4
Permian (geological period 292-250m years ago)
二迭纪
二迭紀
er4 die2 ji4
Permian (geological period 292-250m years ago); also written 二疊紀|二叠纪
二十世纪
二十世紀
er4 shi2 shi4 ji4
20th century
二十一世纪
二十一世紀
er4 shi2 yi1 shi4 ji4
21st century
法纪
法紀
fa3 ji4
law and order; rules and discipline
风纪
風紀
feng1 ji4
standard of behavior; moral standards; discipline
纲纪
綱紀
gang1 ji4
law and order
哥伦布纪
哥倫布紀
ge1 lun2 bu4 ji4
Columbus
寒武纪
寒武紀
han2 wu3 ji4
Cambrian geological period (545-495m years ago)
寒武纪大爆发
寒武紀大爆發
han2 wu3 ji4 da4 bao4 fa1
the Cambrian explosion
寒武纪生命大爆发
寒武紀生命大爆發
han2 wu3 ji4 sheng1 ming4 da4 bao4 fa1
the Cambrian explosion
纪伯伦
紀伯倫
ji4 bo2 lun2
Khalil Gibran (1883-1931), Lebanese poet, writer and artist
纪检
紀檢
ji4 jian3
disciplinary inspection; to inspect another's discipline
纪录
紀錄
ji4 lu4
variant of 記錄|记录 (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record")
纪录创造者
紀錄創造者
ji4 lu4 chuang4 zao4 zhe3
record setter; record holder
纪录片
紀錄片
ji4 lu4 pian4
newsreel; documentary (film or TV program)
纪律
紀律
ji4 lv4
discipline
纪律检查委员会
紀律檢查委員會
ji4 lv4 jian3 cha2 wei3 yuan2 hui4
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CCP
纪年
紀年
ji4 nian2
to number the years; calendar era; annals; chronicle
纪念
紀念
ji4 nian4
to commemorate; to remember
纪念碑
紀念碑
ji4 nian4 bei1
monument
纪念馆
紀念館
ji4 nian4 guan3
memorial hall; commemorative museum
纪念奖
紀念獎
ji4 nian4 jiang3
trophy
纪念品
紀念品
ji4 nian4 pin3
souvenir
纪念日
紀念日
ji4 nian4 ri4
day of commemoration; memorial day
纪念堂
紀念堂
ji4 nian4 tang2
memorial hall; mausoleum
纪念邮票
紀念郵票
ji4 nian4 you2 piao4
commemorative postage stamp
纪念章
紀念章
ji4 nian4 zhang1
memorial badge; souvenir badge
纪实
紀實
ji4 shi2
record of actual events; documentary (factual rather than fictional)
纪委
紀委
ji4 wei3
discipline inspection commission
纪要
紀要
ji4 yao4
minutes; written summary of a meeting
纪元
紀元
ji4 yuan2
calendar era; epoch
纪元前
紀元前
ji4 yuan2 qian2
before the common era (BC)
纪昀
紀昀
ji4 yun2
Ji Yun (1724-1805), Qing Dynasty writer, author of supernatural novel Notes on a Minutely Observed Thatched Hut 閱微草堂筆記|阅微草堂笔记
纪传体
紀傳體
ji4 zhuan4 ti3
history genre based on biography, such as Sima Qian's Record of the Historian
结婚纪念日
結婚紀念日
jie2 hun1 ji4 nian4 ri4
wedding anniversary
经纪
經紀
jing1 ji4
to manage (a business); manager; broker
经纪人
經紀人
jing1 ji4 ren2
broker; middleman; agent; manager
鸠山由纪夫
鳩山由紀夫
jiu1 shan1 you2 ji4 fu1
Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2009-2010
列王纪上
列王紀上
lie4 wang2 ji4 shang4
First book of Kings
列王纪下
列王紀下
lie4 wang2 ji4 xia4
Second book of Kings
乱纪
亂紀
luan4 ji4
to break the rules; to break discipline
罗缕纪存
羅縷紀存
luo2 lv3 ji4 cun2
to record and preserve
目无法纪
目無法紀
mu4 wu2 fa3 ji4
with no regard for law or discipline (idiom); flouting the law and disregarding all rules; in complete disorder
泥盆纪
泥盆紀
ni2 pen2 ji4
Devonian (geological period 417-354m years ago)
年纪
年紀
nian2 ji4
age
破纪录
破紀錄
po4 ji4 lu4
to break a record; record-breaking
前寒武纪
前寒武紀
qian2 han2 wu3 ji4
pre-Cambrian, geological period before c. 540m years ago
屈原纪念馆
屈原紀念館
qu1 yuan2 ji4 nian4 guan3
Qu Yuan memorial hall in Zigui county 秭歸縣|秭归县, Hubei, built in 1982 and a major tourist attraction since then
全新纪
全新紀
quan2 xin1 ji4
holocene; period since the last ice age
人民英雄纪念碑
人民英雄紀念碑
ren2 min2 ying1 xiong2 ji4 nian4 bei1
Monument to the People's Heroes, at Tiananmen Square
日本书纪
日本書紀
ri4 ben3 shu1 ji4
Nihonshoki or Chronicles of Japan (c. 720) book of mythology and history
三大纪律八项注意
三大紀律八項注意
san1 da4 ji4 lv4 ba1 xiang4 zhu4 yi4
the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime
三岛由纪夫
三島由紀夫
san1 dao3 you2 ji4 fu1
Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平岡公威|平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
三叠纪
三疊紀
san1 die2 ji4
Triassic (geological period 250-205m years ago)
三迭纪
三迭紀
san1 die2 ji4
Triassic (geological period 250-205m years ago); also written 三疊紀|三叠纪
石炭纪
石炭紀
shi2 tan4 ji4
Carboniferous (geological period 354-292m years ago)
始新纪
始新紀
shi3 xin1 ji4
Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)
世纪
世紀
shi4 ji4
century
世纪末
世紀末
shi4 ji4 mo4
end of the century
世纪末年
世紀末年
shi4 ji4 mo4 nian2
final years of the century
世界纪录
世界紀錄
shi4 jie4 ji4 lu4
world record
受难纪念
受難紀念
shou4 nan2 ji4 nian4
memorial
亡兵纪念日
亡兵紀念日
wang2 bing1 ji4 nian4 ri4
Memorial Day (American holiday)
违法乱纪
違法亂紀
wei2 fa3 luan4 ji4
to break the law and violate discipline (idiom)
违纪
違紀
wei2 ji4
lack of discipline; to break a rule; to violate discipline; to breach a principle
西藏百万农奴解放纪念日
西藏百萬農奴解放紀念日
xi1 zang4 bai3 wan4 nong2 nu2 jie3 fang4 ji4 nian4 ri4
Serf Liberation Day (PRC)
新纪元
新紀元
xin1 ji4 yuan2
New Age (movement)
新纪元
新紀元
xin1 ji4 yuan2
new era; new epoch
新世纪
新世紀
xin1 shi4 ji4
21st century; New Century (commonly used name)
曾纪泽
曾紀澤
zeng1 ji4 ze2
Cang Jize or Tseng Chi-tse (1839-1890), pioneer diplomat of late Qing, serve as imperial commissioner (ambassador) to UK, France and Russia
震旦纪
震旦紀
zhen4 dan4 ji4
Sinian (c. 800-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era
阵亡战士纪念日
陣亡戰士紀念日
zhen4 wang2 zhan4 shi4 ji4 nian4 ri4
Memorial Day (American holiday)
政纪
政紀
zheng4 ji4
rules for political staff; political discipline
证券经纪人
證券經紀人
zheng4 quan4 jing1 ji4 ren2
stockbroker
志留纪
志留紀
zhi4 liu2 ji4
Silurian (geological period 440-417m years ago)
中共中央纪律检查委员会
中共中央紀律檢查委員會
zhong1 gong4 zhong1 yang1 ji4 lv4 jian3 cha2 wei3 yuan2 hui4
Disciplinary Committee of Chinese Communist Party
中共中央纪委监察部
中共中央紀委監察部
zhong1 gong4 zhong1 yang1 ji4 wei3 jian1 cha2 bu4
party discipline committee
中纪委
中紀委
zhong1 ji4 wei3
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), organization within the CCP which investigates corruption and other wrongdoing among Party cadres; abbr. for 中共中央紀律檢查委員會|中共中央纪律检查委员会
中世纪
中世紀
zhong1 shi4 ji4
medieval; Middle Ages
中正纪念堂
中正紀念堂
zhong1 zheng4 ji4 nian4 tang2
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei
侏罗纪
侏羅紀
zhu1 luo2 ji4
Jurassic (geological period 205-140m years ago)
竹书纪年
竹書紀年
zhu2 shu1 ji4 nian2
Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC