懂中文 Dong Chinese

祉

zhǐ

happiness

Phonosemantic compound. 礻 represents the meaning and 止 represents the sound.

Components
礻 meaning component

礻  Meaning component

shì

  

show

礻 is a component form of 示.

止 sound component

止  Sound component

zhǐ

  

(foot), stop

Evolution

祉 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
祉 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
祉 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

祉  

zhǐ

happiness, blessings, good luck; felicity

Most common words with 祉
Freq.
Word
Meaning

福祉

well-being

祉

felicity