Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 𦣞 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
姬
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
姬
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
姬
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
姬
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
姬
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
姬
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
姬
Seal
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
姬
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
姬
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
姬
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
姬
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
姬
Regular
Modern
Chinese
姬 [Jī]
surname Ji; family name of the Zhou Dynasty 周代[Zhōudài] (1046-256 BC)
姬 [jī]
woman; concubine; female entertainer (archaic)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (68)
泰姬陵 [Tàijīlíng] #45,863
Taj Mahal (mausoleum in India)
周武王姬发 [ZhōuWǔwángJīFā]
King Wu of Zhou, personal name Ji Fa, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 西周[XīZhōu] 1046-771 BC
周武王姬发 [ZhōuWǔwángJīFā]
King Wu of Zhou, personal name Ji Fa, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 西周[XīZhōu] 1046-771 BC
妖姬 [yāojī]
(literary) beauty (usually of a maid or concubine)
姬佬 [jīlǎo]
(slang) lesbian
姬妾 [jīqiè]
concubine
姬松茸 [jīsōngróng]
himematsutake mushroom (Agaricus subrufescens or Agaricus blazei Murill)
姬滨鹬 [jībīnyù]
(bird species of China) least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
姬滨鹬 [jībīnyù]
(bird species of China) least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
姬田鸡 [jītiánjī]
(bird species of China) little crake (Porzana parva)
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