稷

jì
  1. millet
  2. God of cereals worshiped by ancient rulers
  3. minister of agriculture

CEDICT

  1. (historical) minister of agriculture
  2. foxtail millet (Setaria italica)
  3. god of grain
  4. minister of agriculture

Wiktionary

  1. 古書上常見的穀類植物：(1)粟、小米。《爾雅．釋草》：「粢，稷。」三國魏．孫炎．注：「稷，粟也。」(2)黍一類的作物。明．李時珍《本草綱目．卷一一．穀部．稷》：「稷與黍，一類二種也。黏者為黍，不黏者為稷。」(3)高粱。清．王念孫《廣雅疏證．卷一○上．釋草》：「稷穰謂之䅳。」疏證：「稷，今人謂之高粱。」
  2. 古人認為稷是百穀之長，所以稱穀神為「稷」。
  3. 古代掌管農事的官。
  4. 姓。如漢代有稷嗣。

重編國語辭典

Containing this entry

社稷 shèjì
  1. state
  2. country
  3. the Gods of earth and grain
稷山 Jìshān Jishan county in Yuncheng 運城 Yùnchéng, Shanxi
薛稷 Xuē Jì Xue Ji (649-713), one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家 Tángchū Sì Dàjiā
后稷 Hòujì
柳枝稷 liǔzhījì
稷峰 Jìfēng

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