懂中文 Dong Chinese

箕

jī

sieve

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 其 represents the sound. Originally written as 其, a pictograph of a basket.

Components
⺮ meaning component

⺮  Meaning component

zhú

  

bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

其 sound component

其  Sound component

qí

  

its, his, (3p possessive)

Evolution

箕 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
箕 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

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

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

箕  

jī

sieve; dust pan, garbage bag; winnow basket

Most common words with 箕
Freq.
Word
Meaning

箕

winnow basket

畚箕

dustpan

簸箕

dustpan

克绍箕裘

to follow in one's father's footsteps