jì​jiě

older stepsister

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Simplified form of . Originally written as , which depicts a continuous series of silk threads () joined together. The (silk) component was later added to clarify the meaning.

Components

Meaning component
silk

is a component form of .

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Depicts a continuous series of silk threads () joined together.

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

jie, jiě elder sister

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
Sound component
qiě moreover

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsjaːʔ

說文解字

《說文》:“姐,蜀謂母曰姐,淮南謂之社。从女,且聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

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Originally written as , which depicts a continuous series of silk threads () joined together. The (silk) component was later added to clarify the meaning.

Components

Meaning component
silk

is a component form of .

SoundIconic component
continue

Depicts a continuous series of silk threads () joined together.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
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 Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkejH[k]ˤ[e]-s continue

說文解字

《說文》:“繼,續也。从糸、。一曰反為繼。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica