(jí) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

register, record, list, census 20 strokes · Radical (bamboo) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 籍 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced .

Stroke Order & Practice

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籍 — 20 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Top + Bottom. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

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top bamboo
bottom to plow

Radical

The radical of is — meaning bamboo. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: .

How the character is built

is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component (bamboo) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 籍

guójí nationality; citizenship
请填写你的国籍。
Qǐng tiánxiě nǐ de guójí.
Please fill in your nationality.

Tasks Featuring 籍 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论某个人物
Describe a Person · 国籍

FAQ

What does 籍 mean in Chinese?

籍 (jí) means register, record, list, census. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 籍 have?

籍 is written in 20 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 籍?

The radical of 籍 is ⺮ (bamboo). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 篇, 管, 笨, 符, 签.

What is the pinyin for 籍?

籍 is pronounced jí.

What HSK 4 words use 籍?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 籍 appears in 1 word, including 国籍 (guójí). See the full list above.

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