鸡

jī

variant of 雞|鸡[ji1]

grasping hand (又) + bird (鸟) = chicken

A bird you catch by hand — grabbed from the yard, not hunted in the wild. The grasping hand (又) suggests the domestic, handled nature of the chicken.

又+鸟→鸡

又The right handSemantic

鸟BirdSemantic

酉鸡

yǒu jī

Year 10, year of the Cock (e.g. 2005)

醉鸡

zuì jī

chicken in rice wine

野鸡

yě jī

pheasant

野鸡大学

yě jī dà xué

diploma mill

金鸡

jīn jī

golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)

金鸡独立

jīn jī dú lì

golden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture)

金鸡纳

jīn jī nà

quinine (Cinchona ledgeriana)

金鸡纳树

jīn jī nà shù

Cinchona ledgeriana, tree whose bark contains quinine

金鸡纳霜

jīn jī nà shuāng

quinine powder

锦鸡

jǐn jī

golden pheasant

镰翅鸡

lián chì jī

(bird species of China) Siberian grouse (Falcipennis falcipennis)

铁公鸡

tiě gōng jī

cheapskate