Character

既

jì HSK 4

既 jì HSK 4

1. (lit.) finished; exhausted
2. already
3. conjunction meaning "since" or "now that", often paired with "就" or "则" to introduce a premise followed by a conclusion
4. used with adverbs such as «且», «又», or «也» to indicate that two situations both apply
5. a surname

Words using 既 as jì (2)

1 既然 jì rán — since, now that HSK 4
- 既 already, since (indicating an established fact)
- 然 so, thus (forms conjunction with 既)
Example

既然你来了，就一起吃饭吧。

jì rán nǐ lái le jiù yì qǐ chī fàn ba

Since you're here, let's eat together.
2 一如既往 yì rú jì wǎng — as always HSK 7
- 一 one, same
- 如 as, like
- 既 already, past
- 往 past, before
Example

我们将一如既往地支持你。

wǒ men jiāng yì rú jì wǎng de zhī chí nǐ

We will support you as always.

Structure & writing

既 jì — (lit.) finished; exhausted

既 is a component in 4 characters

HSK 3

概 gài general idea; outline

HSK 7

慨 kǎi indignant; filled with righteous anger 暨 jì and; as well as (connecting nouns or noun phrases) 溉 gài (lit.) to irrigate; to water

既 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order