吉

Ji2
#854 most
frequent character
surname Ji, abbr. for Jilin 吉林省[Ji2lin2 Sheng3]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

吉 no longer shows its old parts clearly. 士 was once a ceremonial hook weapon, and 口 was just a distinguishing mark. It first meant firm and solid. The meaning later grew to good and then lucky.

Drawn as: ceremonial hook weapon

吉 as a component in other characters

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