qī, xī
footpath
Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 奚 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 蹊
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
odd | ||
to find an alternative | ||
to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality | ||
path | ||
footpath |
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*[g]ˤe | hej | xī | foot-path |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Appears in 1.8901% of movies
3138th most common character in movies
3935th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 17 |
Unicode | U+8E4A |
Shuowen | “徯，待也。从彳，奚聲。蹊，徯或从足。” |
Sources
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