used in 垃圾[la1 ji1]

Taiwan pr. [se4]

earth (土) + sound jī (及) = the dirty half of trash

及 lends the sound jī here; 土 carries the meaning, grounding this character in dirt and filth. 圾 only appears in 垃圾, meaning garbage or trash.

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请把垃扔进桶里。

qǐng bǎ lā jī rēng jìn tǒng lǐ。

Please throw the trash into the bin.

街上的垃太多了,看起来很脏。

jiē shàng de lā jī tài duō le,kàn qǐ lái hěn zāng。

There is too much garbage on the street; it looks very dirty.

Words with 圾

垃圾

lā jī

trash

垃圾堆

lā jī duī

garbage heap

垃圾工

lā jī gōng

garbage collector

垃圾桶

lā jī tǒng

rubbish bin

垃圾筒

lā jī tǒng

trashcan

垃圾箱

lā jī xiāng

rubbish can

垃圾股

lā jī gǔ

junk bonds

垃圾车

lā jī chē

garbage truck (or other vehicle)

垃圾邮件

lā jī yóu jiàn

junk mail

垃圾电邮

lā jī diàn yóu

see 垃圾郵件|垃圾邮件[la1 ji1 you2 jian4]

垃圾食品

lā jī shí pǐn

junk food

拉圾

lā jī

erroneous variant of 垃圾[la1 ji1]

More characters with 土