秸
jiē

stalks of millet

Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 吉 represents the sound. Simplified form of 稭.

Components

禾
禾 Meaning component
hé grain stalk
吉
吉 Sound component
jí lucky

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkɛtkˤri[t]stalk of grain
Zhengzhangkriːl
kriːd

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang