薊

蓟
jì
  1. cirsium
  2. thistle

CEDICT

  1. (historical) (～縣) Ji (a former county now within Beijing, China)
  2. (historical) Ji (a former city in Beijing, China)
  3. (historical) short for 薊國 /蓟国 (Jìguó), Ji (ancient state in China under the Zhou Dynasty)
  4. (historical, inexact) synonym of 燕國 /燕国 (Yānguó), Yan (ancient state in China under the Zhou Dynasty)
  5. (～縣) Ji (a former county now within Beijing, China)
  6. Ji (a former city in Beijing, China)
  7. Ji, a surname
  8. short for 薊國 /蓟国 (Jìguó), Ji (ancient state in China under the Zhou Dynasty)
  9. synonym of 燕國 /燕国 (Yānguó), Yan (ancient state in China under the Zhou Dynasty)
  10. thistle

Wiktionary

  1. 菊科薊屬植物的泛稱。大草本，有刺針，葉互生。花頂生，呈穗狀，紫紅或白色，小花圓形。約有一百五十種。
  2. 地名。唐玄宗開元十八年置，治所在漁陽，約當今大陸地區河北省薊縣。
  3. 姓。如漢代有薊子訓。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

薊 Jì
  1. surname Ji
  2. ancient Chinese city state near present-day Beijing

Containing this entry

洋薊 yángjì globe artichoke
薊馬 jìmǎ
  1. (zoology) thrips (order Thysanoptera)
  2. thunderbug
薊國 Jìguó
大薊 dàjì
小薊 xiǎojì
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荼 tú
  1. thistle
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  3. bitter (taste)
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