qǐ
plan a project, stand on tiptoe
Depicts a person (人) standing on their feet (止).
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 企
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
company | ||
to attempt | ||
penguin | ||
entrepreneur | ||
to plan a project |
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