癡
chī

silly

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Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 疑 represents the sound.

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
疑
疑 Sound component

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

說文解字

《說文》：“癡，不慧也。从疒，疑聲。”

Sources

Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)