Dong Chinese dictionary

jì, jǐ

record

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 己 represents the sound. Simplified form of 紀.

Components

纟 Meaning component

mì, sī

silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

己 Sound component

jǐ

self

Evolution

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

jì

record, annal, historical account; order; discipline; age; era; period; to chronicle

Jǐ

surname Ji; also pr. [Jì]

Most common words with 纪

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