蓟
jì

circium

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

plant

鱼
鱼 Sound component
yú fish
刂
刂 Unknown component
dāo knife

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

薊 circium Traditional

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

plant

魝
魝 Sound component
type of fish

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkeːds
Unicodegèi

說文解字

芺也。从艸魝聲。

Sources

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