jì
send
Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 奇 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
jì
send, transmit, mail; rely on; to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc)
Most common words with 寄
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to send | ||
to entrust (to sb) | ||
parasite (biology) | ||
to mail | ||
to stay |
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*C.[k](r)aj-s | kjeH | jì | entrust to |
Statistics
HSK level 4
Appears in 24.3152% of movies
1319th most common character in movies
1611th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 11 |
Unicode | U+5BC4 |
Shuowen | “寄，託也。从宀，奇聲。” |
Sources
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