Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 己 represents the sound.
Components
木 Meaning component
mù tree
Notes
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Historical Evolution
杞
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
杞
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
杞
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
杞
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
杞
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
杞
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
杞
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
杞
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
杞
Regular
Modern
Chinese
杞 [Qǐ]
Qi, a Zhou Dynasty vassal state; surname Qi
杞 [qǐ]
Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense); willow
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (20)
杞人忧天 [Qǐrényōutiān] #22,468
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
杞人忧天 [Qǐrényōutiān] #22,468
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
枸杞 [gǒuqǐ] #12,779
wolfberry (Lycium chinense)
杞县 [Qǐxiàn] #53,550
Qi county in Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kāifēng], Henan
杞县 [Qǐxiàn] #53,550
Qi county in Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kāifēng], Henan
杞国 [Qǐguó] #65,832
the State of Qǐ in modern Qǐ county 杞縣|杞县, Henan (c. 1500-445 BC), a small vassal state of Shang and Western Zhou for most of its existence
杞国 [Qǐguó] #65,832
the State of Qǐ in modern Qǐ county 杞縣|杞县, Henan (c. 1500-445 BC), a small vassal state of Shang and Western Zhou for most of its existence
杞人之忧 [Qǐrénzhīyōu] #67,889
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
杞人之忧 [Qǐrénzhīyōu] #67,889
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
杞国之忧 [Qǐguózhīyōu]
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
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