Dong Chinese dictionary

gè

each

arrive

Depicts a foot (夂) arriving at an entrance (口). Based on the original meaning "arrive". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

夂 Iconic component

zhǐ

夂 is a component form of 止, which depicts a foot.

口 Iconic component

kǒu

mouth

Depicts an entrance.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

gè

each, individually, every, all; each; every

Most common words with 各

Component uses

Sound component in 27 characters (7 verified)

Sources

季旭昇《說文新證》p.100-101