Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 奇 represents the sound.
Components
宀 Meaning component
mián roof
Notes
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Historical Evolution
寄
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
寄
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
寄
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
寄
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
寄
Regular
Modern
Chinese
寄 [jì]
to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
寄 たかより
Takayori surname
寄 はまより
Hamayori surname
寄 やどりき
Yadoriki place name
寄 やどりぎ
Yadorigi unclassified name
寄 より
Yori surname
寄 よりさき
Yorisaki surname
寄 よりざき
Yorizaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (74)
寄托 [jìtuō] #12,295
to entrust (to sb)
寄托 [jìtuō] #12,295
to entrust (to sb)
寄生虫 [jìshēngchóng] #8,225
parasite (biology)
寄生虫 [jìshēngchóng] #8,225
parasite (biology)
邮寄 [yóujì] #16,191
to mail
邮寄 [yóujì] #16,191
to mail
寄宿 [jìsù] #9,334
to stay
寄予 [jìyǔ] #21,943
to place (hope, importance etc) on
寄生 [jìshēng] #16,036
to live in or on another organism as a parasite
寄养 [jìyǎng] #12,296
to place in the care of sb (a child, pet etc)
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 寄る [よる] #1,214
to approach
⭐ 寄せる [よせる] #2,037
to come near
⭐ 近寄る [ちかよる] #2,549
to approach
駆け寄る [かけよる] #3,205
to run up to
引き寄せる [ひきよせる] #3,591
to draw (something) toward one
⭐ 歩み寄る [あゆみよる] #4,001
to compromise
押し寄せる [おしよせる] #4,272
to advance on
寄り添う [よりそう] #4,372
to get close
詰め寄る [つめよる] #5,522
to draw near
抱き寄せる [だきよせる] #6,015
to draw (someone) close to one's breast
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