寄jì
to send (mail/a package). 11 strokes, radical 宀, first met in HSK 4.
Pinyin jìStrokes 11Radical 宀Band HSK 4Words 1
What 寄 is made of
宀 (gài, roof) and 奇 (qí, strange).
宀 carries the meaning — roof — and 奇 carries the sound.
How to write 寄
Strokes 1–3 write 宀, then strokes 4–11 write 奇.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 寄
Words that use 寄
| 寄 | to send (mail/a package) 把东西通过邮局送到远方 工程完工后，工人们给家人寄去平安信。After the job was done, the workers send letters home. Lesson 295, 恪尽职守与营建固本 · 岁时纪事与笃行日新 · Seasonal Chronicles, Diligent Work & Physical Vitality |
Characters that share the sound part 奇
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 宀
All 32 of them, and what the radical means, on the 宀 radical page.