Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 支 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
岐
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
岐
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
岐
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
岐
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
岐
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
岐
Regular
Modern
Chinese
岐 [Qí]
surname Qi; also used in place names
岐 [qí]
variant of 歧[qí]
Japanese
noun
- the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street")
- street; district; quarters
- location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
- divide (e.g. between life and death)
- fork (in a road); crossroads (orig. meaning)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
岐 き
Ki surname
岐 きさき
Kisaki surname
岐 たかし
Takashi male given name
岐 ふなと
Funato surname
CHINESE WORDS (11)
王岐山 [WángQíshān] #27,574
Wang Qishan (1948-), PRC politician
岐山 [Qíshān] #46,354
Qishan County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bǎojī], Shaanxi
岐山县 [QíshānXiàn] #58,723
Qishan County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bǎojī], Shaanxi
岐山县 [QíshānXiàn] #58,723
Qishan County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bǎojī], Shaanxi
岐阜县 [Qífùxiàn] #62,525
Gifu prefecture, Japan
岐阜县 [Qífùxiàn] #62,525
Gifu prefecture, Japan
赵岐 [ZhàoQí] #65,187
Zhao Qi (-201 BC), early Han commentator on Mencius 孟子[Mèngzǐ]
赵岐 [ZhàoQí] #65,187
Zhao Qi (-201 BC), early Han commentator on Mencius 孟子[Mèngzǐ]
八岐大蛇 [BāqíDàshé]
Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)
岐视 [qíshì]
discrimination (against sb)
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JAPANESE WORDS (59)
⭐ 分かれる [わかれる] #2,851
to branch
⭐ 巷 [ちまた] #16,524
the public
⭐ 分岐 [ぶんき] #18,362
divergence
⭐ 分岐点 [ぶんきてん] #25,228
fork
多岐にわたる [たきにわたる] #30,693
to be wide-ranging
⭐ 岐阜 [ぎふ] #31,232
Gifu (city, prefecture)
岐阜県 [ぎふけん] #42,919
Gifu Prefecture (Chūbu area)
⭐ 多岐 [たき] #50,253
diverse
隠岐 [おき] #53,365
Oki (former province located on Oki Island in present-day Shimane Prefecture)
讃岐 [さぬき] #58,131
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
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KOREAN WORDS (1)