济

濟
jì
#360 most
frequent character
to cross a river, to aid or relieve

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

济 joins 氵 water as the meaning part with 齐 qí as the sound part. Its first meaning was 'to cross a river'. From there it grew to 'to bring help, aid' and then 'to benefit someone'.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

济Ji3
surname Ji
济jǐ
used in 濟濟|济济[ji3 ji3]

Homophones

HSK 4
寄jì
to live (in a house), to lodge
记jì
remember
季jì
season, period
既jì
already, since, as
计jì
. count, . to count
祭jì
to offer a sacrifice to
忌jì
to avoid

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