Dong Chinese dictionary

jī, qī

full year

Variant of 期. Phonosemantic compound. 月 represents the meaning and 其 represents the sound.

Components

其 Sound component

qí

its, his, (3p possessive)

月 Meaning component

yuè

moon

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

jī

full year, anniversary

qī

variant of 期[qī]; period; cycle

Most common words with 朞

Sources