稽

jī

examine, investigate; delay

How to write 稽, stroke by stroke

surname Ji; to inspect; to check; to bow to the ground

Pictophonetic: semantic 禾 (grain), phonetic 旨

Made of 禾 + 尤 + 旨

滑稽huá jīcomical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang
无稽之谈wú jī zhī tán(idiom) complete nonsense
无稽wú jīnonsense
稽古jī gǔto learn from the ancients; to study the classic texts
稽查jī cháinspection
稽查员jī chá yuáninspector; ticket inspector
稽核jī héto audit; to verify; to examine; auditing
稽查人员jī chá rén yuáninspector
荒唐无稽huāng táng wú jīpreposterous
荒诞无稽huāng dàn wú jīridiculous; unbelievable; absurd
荒谬无稽huāng miù wú jīcompletely ridiculous and unfounded
稽颡qǐ sǎngto kowtow (touch the forehead to the floor)

那是无稽之谈。只有傻瓜才会相信。
nà shì wú jī zhī tán 。 zhǐ yǒu shǎ guā cái huì xiāng xìn 。
That's nonsense. Nobody but a fool would believe it.
滑稽可笑。
huá jī kě xiào 。
It was ridiculous.
真滑稽。
zhēn huá jī 。
Ridiculous.