冀

Ji4
#2,545 most
frequent character
short name for Hebei 河北[He2bei3]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

冀 has 異 yì as its picture and sound part, with 北 now an empty part. It first meant 'respectful and cautious'. The senses 'to hope for' and the short name for Héběi were both borrowed for sound.

冀 as a component in other characters

sound1 character
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Same Characters, Different Readings

冀jì
(literary) to hope for

Homophones

季Ji4
surname Ji
计Ji4
surname Ji

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