懂中文 Dong Chinese

覬

jì

covet

Phonosemantic compound. 見 represents the meaning and 豈 represents the sound.

Components
見 meaning component

見  Meaning component

jiàn, xiàn

  

see

豈 sound component

豈  Sound component

qǐ, kǎi

  

victorious music, happy

Evolution

覬 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

觊 (覬) 

jì

covet, long for, desire; to covet; to long for

Most common words with 覬
Freq.
Word
Meaning

觊觎

to covet

觊

to covet