丌
jīqí

(3p possessive)

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approved by Prismcool · Jun 3, 2026, 03:39 AM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Jun 3, 2026, 03:39 AM

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Shorthand form of 其. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Warring States 475-221 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Warring States 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartgi[g]ə (3p possessive)

說文解字

《說文》：“丌，下基也，薦物之丌。象形。讀若箕同。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.377
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)