Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 己 represents the sound.
Components
心 Meaning component
xīn heart
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Historical Evolution
忌
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
忌
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
忌
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
忌
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
忌
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
忌
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
忌
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
忌
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
忌
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
忌
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
忌
Regular
Modern
Chinese
忌 [jì]
to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (50)
威士忌 [wēishìjì] #3,006
whiskey (loanword)
妒忌 [dùjì] #8,295
to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc)
禁忌 [jìnjì] #12,535
taboo
顾忌 [gùjì] #16,033
to have misgivings
顾忌 [gùjì] #16,033
to have misgivings
肆无忌惮 [sìwújìdàn] #20,701
absolutely unrestrained
肆无忌惮 [sìwújìdàn] #20,701
absolutely unrestrained
切忌 [qièjì] #46,495
to avoid as taboo
忌讳 [jìhuì] #23,853
taboo
忌讳 [jìhuì] #23,853
taboo
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JAPANESE WORDS (67)
忌々しい [いまいましい] #8,598
annoying
禁忌 [きんき] #10,233
taboo
⭐ 忌まわしい [いまわしい] #11,867
abhorrent
⭐ 忌避 [きひ] #15,220
evasion
忌み嫌う [いみきらう] #19,354
to detest
忌み [いみ] #21,985
mourning
由々しい [ゆゆしい] #27,425
grave
忌むべき [いむべき] #29,229
abominable
忌む [いむ] #38,969
to avoid
忌憚 [きたん] #40,829
reserve
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KOREAN WORDS (4)