懂中文 Dong Chinese

积

jī

accumulate, store up

Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 只 represents the sound. Simplified form of 積.

Components
禾 meaning component

禾  Meaning component

hé

  

grain stalk

只 sound component

只  Sound component

zhǐ, zhī

  

only

Evolution

积 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
积 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
积 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
积 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

积 (積) 

jī

accumulate, store up, amass; to amass; to accumulate; to store; measured quantity (such as area of volume); product (the result of multiplication); to integrate (math.); to solve (or integrate) an ordinary differential equation (math.); old; long-standing

Most common words with 积
Freq.
Word
Meaning

积极

active

面积

surface area

积

to amass

积累

to accumulate

积蓄

to save