绮想
qǐ​xiǎng

fantasies

绮 qǐ, yǐ fine thin silk Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 奇 represents the sound. Simplified form of 綺.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

奇
奇 Sound component
qí strange

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想 xiǎng think

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 相 represents the sound.

Components

心
心 Meaning component
xīn, xin heart
相
相 Sound component
xiāng, xiàng mutual

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartsjangX[s]aŋʔ think

說文解字

《說文》：“想，冀思也。从心，相聲。”

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Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

綺 fine thin silk Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 奇 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

奇
奇 Sound component
qí strange

Character Evolution

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
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkhjeX[k]ʰ(r)a[j]ʔpatterned silk
Zhengzhangkʰralʔ
Unicodekyɛ̌

說文解字

文繒也。从糸奇聲。

Sources

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