gài

beggar

Original meaning: 

cut

Variant form of . Depicts the blade of a knife. Similar in origin to and . Based on the original meaning "cut". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Evolution

匃 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
匃 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
匃 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
匃 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
匃 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

gài

beggar; beg; give

() 

gài

variant of [gài]

Most common words with 匃
Freq.
Word
Meaning

乞丐

beggar

beggar

丐帮

beggars' union

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)