懂中文 Dong Chinese

祗

zhī

respect

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

Components
礻 meaning component

礻  Meaning component

shì

  

show

礻 is a component form of 示.

氐 sound component

氐  Sound component

dī, dǐ

  

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Evolution

祗 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
祗 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

祗  

zhī

respect, look up to, revere; respectful (ly)