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笄
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Fifteen-Year-Old Hairpin

HSK 10
Human →Body
jī
ケイ
こうがい
계
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 幵 represents the sound.
Components
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 幵 even =
笄 Fifteen-Year-Old Hairpin
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
bamboo
幵 Meaning component
jiān even
hairpin
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Notes
Similar Characters
竺 India筑 short name for (simp)筮 divination with stalks竽 ancient竿 pole笆 bamboo fence笈 bamboo box used笊 bamboo笋 bamboo (simp)笏 tablet held by笔 writing utensil (simp)笕 bamboo (simp)笙 small gourd-shaped musical笛 flute笞 bamboo rod used笠 bamboo hat笤 a broom笥 a hamper符 symbol笨 stupid
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
笄
Regular
Modern
Chinese
笄 [jī]
15 years old; hairpin for bun
Japanese
笄 こうがい 同音
noun hairpin
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (5)
及笄 [jí​jī]
to reach marriageable age (a girl's fifteenth birthday)
笄之年 [jī​zhī​nián]
beginning of maturity (of a girl)
笄冠 [jī​guān]
to have just attained maturity (traditional)
笄年 [jī​nián]
beginning of maturity (of a girl)
笄蛭 [jī​zhì]
a kind of earthworm
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
笄髷 [こうがいわげ] #299,588
type of Japanese woman's hairstyle using a hairpin (Edo period)
琉球笄 [リュウキュウコウガイ]
Kandelia obovata (species of mangrove)
笄ぐる [こうがいぐる]
type of Japanese woman's hairstyle using a hairpin (Edo period)