gé​kuí

premier

chamber Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
mén, men door
Sound component
each

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

kuí prime minister

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

hand

Sound component
guǐ 10th heavenly stem

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 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
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartgjwijX[ɡ]ʷijʔmeasure, estimate (v.)
Zhengzhangɡʷilʔ

說文解字

葵也。从手癸聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

chamber Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
mén, men door
Sound component
each

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkakC.kˤakshelf, frame
Zhengzhangklaːɡ
Unicodegɑk

說文解字

所以止扉也。从門各聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica