qǐ​zǐ

opinionated

qí, qǐ, qì creeping

Components

Meaning component
foot

foot

Sound component
zhī support, hold up

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰeʔ
kʰes
ɡe

說文解字

足多指也。从足支聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

zī, zǐ bad-mouth

Components

Sound component
this
Meaning component
yán speech

speech

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartzjes-N-tse(j)fault
Zhengzhangʔse
ʔseʔ
Unicodetziɛ

說文解字

不思稱意也。从言此聲。《詩》曰:“翕翕訿訿。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica