examine

Components
禾 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

grain stalk

grain

尤 unknown component

  Unknown component

yóu

  

especially

旨 sound component

  Sound component

zhǐ

  

purpose

Evolution

稽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
稽 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

examine, investigate; delay; to inspect; to check

 

surname Ji

 

to bow to the ground

Most common words with 稽
Freq.
Word
Meaning

滑稽

comical

稽查

inspection

to inspect

无稽之谈

complete nonsense (idiom)

无稽

nonsense