蘄
qí

variety of artemisia seek

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

herb

單
單 Unknown component
dān single
斤
斤 Sound component
jīn axe

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartgjɨjC.[ɢ]ərbanner; flag
Zhengzhangɡɯ
kɯl
ɡɯn
Unicodeghiə

說文解字

艸也。从艸纥聲。江夏有蘄春亭。

Sources

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

蕲 qí, jī, qín variety of artemisia seek Simplified

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

herb

单
单 Unknown component
dān single
斤
斤 Sound component
jīn axe

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode