dì​zhī

arrogant mannerisms

dì, zhì, tí paw

Components

Meaning component
foot

foot

Sound component
shì, shi is

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdeːs
deʔ

說文解字

躛也。从足是聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

qí, qǐ, qì creeping

Components

Meaning component
foot

foot

Sound component
zhī support, hold up

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰeʔ
kʰes
ɡe

說文解字

足多指也。从足支聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica