Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 齊 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (濟)
Simplified (济)
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Historical Evolution
済
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
済
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
済
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
済
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
済
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
済
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
済
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
済
Regular
Modern
Chinese
济 / 濟 [Jǐ]
used in place names associated with the Ji River 濟水|济水[JǐShuǐ]; surname Ji
济 / 濟 [jǐ]
only used in 濟濟|济济[jǐjǐ]
济 / 濟 [jì]
to cross a river; to aid or relieve; to be of help
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
済 いつき
Itsuki given name
済 さい
Sai surnamegiven name
済 すみ
Sumi surname
済 せい
Sei given name
済 わたり
Watari surname
済 わたる
Wataru given name
濟 ようこ
Yōko unclassified name
濟 わたる
Wataru unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (139)
经济 [jīngjì] #2,625
economy
救济 [jiùjì] #8,916
emergency relief
市场经济 [shìchǎngjīngjì] #43,292
market economy
无济于事 [wújìyúshì] #12,579
to no avail
斐济 [Fěijì] #12,840
Fiji, country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
经济学 [jīngjìxué] #16,587
economics (as a field of study)
经济舱 [jīngjìcāng] #17,525
economy class
济南 [Jǐnán] #59,731
Jinan, subprovincial city and capital of Shandong province in northeast China
经济学家 [jīngjìxuéjiā] #32,624
economist
济州 [Jìzhōu] #19,506
Jeju Island special autonomous province (Cheju Island), South Korea, a World Heritage site
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 済む [すむ] #706
to finish
済み [ずみ] #4,290
arranged
気が済む [きがすむ] #6,263
to be satisfied
⭐ 経済 [けいざい] #6,366
economy
⭐ 済ます [すます] #6,620
to finish
⭐ 経済的 [けいざいてき] #8,055
economic
⭐ 救済 [きゅうさい] #10,709
relief
⭐ 返済 [へんさい] #14,104
repayment
用済み [ようずみ] #19,435
having served one's purpose
なし崩し [なしくずし] #21,723
paying back in installments (instalments)
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