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吉首

Jí shǒudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 吉首市[Jí shǒu Shì]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-6316946b7b56c834. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

吉首 吉首 [Ji2 shou3] /see 吉首市[Ji2 shou3 Shi4]/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 吉
    jí

    lucky / giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)

    Jí

    short name for Jilin 吉林[Jí lín] / surname Ji

  • 首
    shǒu

    head / chief / first (occasion, thing etc) / classifier for poems, songs etc

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.