纪
jì
order
discipline; age; era; period; to chronicle
silk thread (纟) + phonetic 己 = ordered record of time
The silk radical (纟) evokes threads being wound in order — a fitting image for keeping records, maintaining sequence, and marking the passage of time. 己 gives the sound jì and does not contribute meaning here.
这个班的纪律不太好，老师很担心。
zhè ge bān de jì lǜ bù tài hǎo, lǎo shī hěn dān xīn。
The discipline in this class is not very good; the teacher is quite worried.
我们要遵守纪律，才能把事情做好。
wǒ men yào zūn shǒu jì lǜ, cái néng bǎ shì qíng zuò hǎo。
We need to follow discipline in order to do things well.
Words with 纪
纪念奖
jì niàn jiǎng
trophy
纪念碑
jì niàn bēi
monument
纪念钞
jì niàn chāo
commemorative banknote
违法乱纪
wéi fǎ luàn jì
lit. to break the law and violate the rules (idiom)
阵亡战士纪念日
zhèn wáng zhàn shì jì niàn rì
Memorial Day (American holiday)
震旦纪
zhèn dàn jì
Sinian (c. 800-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era
风纪
fēng jì
standard of behavior
鸠山由纪夫
jiū shān yóu jì fū
Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2009-2010
一把年纪
yī bǎ nián jì
to be of an advanced age; to be old
三大纪律八项注意
sān dà jì lǜ bā xiàng zhù yì
the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime
三岛由纪夫
sān dǎo yóu jì fū
Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平岡公威|平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
三叠纪
sān dié jì
Triassic (geological period 250-205m years ago)