璣
jī

pearl that is not quite round

Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 幾 represents the sound.

Components

王
王 Meaning component
wáng king
幾
幾 Sound component
jǐ how much

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 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 Chinese
Zhengzhangkɯl
Unicodegiəi

說文解字

珠不圜也。从玉幾聲。

Sources

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

玑 jī pearl that is not quite round Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 几 represents the sound. Simplified form of 璣.

Components

王
王 Meaning component
wáng king
几
几 Sound component
jǐ, jī small table

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode