懂中文 Dong Chinese

姬

jī

beauty

Original meaning: 

a beautiful name for a woman

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 𦣞 represents the sound.

Components
女 meaning component

女  Meaning component

nǚ, rǔ

  

woman

𦣞 sound component

𦣞  Sound component

yí

  

chin

Evolution

姬 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

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

Bronze script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
姬 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
姬 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

姬  

jī

beauty; imperial concubine; woman; concubine; female entertainer (archaic)

姬  

Jī

surname Ji; family name of the Zhou Dynasty 周代[Zhōu​dài] (1046-256 BC)

Most common words with 姬
Freq.
Word
Meaning

姬

woman

泰姬陵

Taj Mahal (mausoleum in India)