| 稷 | |||
| god of cereals; minister of agriculture | |||
| Radical | 禾𥝌 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 10 | Total Strokes | 15 |
| Mandarin reading | jì zè | Cantonese reading | zik1 |
| Japanese on reading | shoku | Japanese kun reading | kibi |
| Korean reading | cik | Vietnamese reading | |
| 稷 | |||
| god of cereals; minister of agriculture | |||
| Radical | 禾𥝌 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 10 | Total Strokes | 15 |
| Mandarin reading | jì zè | Cantonese reading | zik1 |
| Japanese on reading | shoku | Japanese kun reading | kibi |
| Korean reading | cik | Vietnamese reading | |
| 稷 | [ jì ] millet, God of cereals worshiped by ancient rulers, minister of agriculture |
| 稷山 | [ jì shān ] Jishan county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi |
| 稷山縣 | [ jì shān xiàn ] Jishan county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi |
| ⇒ 匡扶社稷 | [ kuāng fú shè jì ] (of states within the nation) to support the ruler in governing the country |
| ⇒ 社稷 | [ shè jì ] state, country, the Gods of earth and grain |
| ⇒ 薛稷 | [ xuē jì ] Xue Ji (649-713), one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家[Tang2 chu1 Si4 Da4 jia1] |