绮靡
qǐ​mǐ

exquisite

绮 qǐ, yǐ fine thin silk Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 奇 represents the sound. Simplified form of 綺.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

奇
奇 Sound component
qí strange

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

靡 mǐ, mí, má divide

Phonosemantic compound. 非 represents the meaning and 麻 represents the sound.

Components

非
非 Meaning component
fēi not
麻
麻 Sound component
má, ma hemp

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Qin 221-206 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

蘼

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartmjem(r)ajto share with
mjeXm(r)ajʔsquander; not have, not exist; fall over; small, tiny
Zhengzhangmralʔ
Unicodemyɛ̌

說文解字

披靡也。从非麻聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

綺 fine thin silk Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 奇 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

奇
奇 Sound component
qí strange

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkhjeX[k]ʰ(r)a[j]ʔpatterned silk
Zhengzhangkʰralʔ
Unicodekyɛ̌

說文解字

文繒也。从糸奇聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)