济

jì

help, aid, relieve; ferry, cross

How to write 济, stroke by stroke

used in place names associated with the Ji River 济水; surname Ji; used in 济济; to cross a river; to aid or relieve; to be of help

Pictophonetic: semantic 氵 (water), phonetic 齐

Made of 氵 + 齐

经济jīng jìeconomy; economic
救济jiù jìemergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods
经济学jīng jì xuéeconomics (as a field of study)
经济舱jīng jì cāngeconomy class
经济学家jīng jì xué jiāeconomist
经济危机jīng jì wēi jīeconomic crisis
经济衰退jīng jì shuāi tuì(economic) recession
无济于事wú jì yú shì(idiom) to no avail; of no use
不济bù jì(coll.) no good; of no use
周济zhōu jìhelp to the needy; emergency relief; charity; to give to poorer relative; (also 賙濟|赒济)
她经济tā jīng jì"she-economy" reflecting women's economic contribution; euphemism for prostitution-based economy
接济jiē jìto give material assistance to

十年来，他靠父亲的救济生存。
shí nián lái ， tā kào fù qīn de jiù jì shēng cún 。
He's been living off his father's financial support for ten years now.
我们研究了政府的经济政策。
wǒ men yán jiū le zhèng fǔ de jīng jì zhèng cè 。
We studied the government's economic policy.
这个岛的经济依靠的是渔业。
zhè ge dǎo de jīng jì yī kào de shì yú yè 。
The economy of the island is dependent on the fishing industry.
哭是无济于事的。
kū shì wú jì yú shì de 。
Crying is of no avail.
再不济我也能拿个平均分。
zài bú jì wǒ yě néng ná gè píng jūn fēn 。
At worst, I will get an average mark.