Dong Chinese dictionary

chì

burning-hot

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 戠 represents the sound.

Components

火 Meaning component

huǒ

fire

戠 Sound component

zhī, zhí

to gather

Evolution

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

chì

burning-hot, intense; to burn, blaze; splendid, illustrious; to burn; to blaze; splendid; illustrious

Most common words with 熾

Sources