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箕
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dust

HSK 10
Human →Body
jī
キ
み
기
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 其 represents the sound. Originally written as 其, a pictograph of a basket.
Components
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 其 his-hers-its-theirs =
箕 dust
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
⺮ is a component form of 竹.
其 Phonetic component
qí his-hers-its-theirs
his, her, its, their
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Notes
Similar Characters
簸 winnower竺 India筑 short name for (simp)筮 divination with stalks竽 ancient竿 pole笄 Fifteen-Year-Old Hairpin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
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
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Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
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Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
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Warring States (475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
箕
Regular
Modern
Chinese
箕 [jī]
winnow basket
Japanese
箕 み 同音
noun winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
箕 き 同音
noun astronomy Chinese "winnowing basket" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
箕 み
Mi place name
箕 みの
Mino surname
CHINESE WORDS (8)
畚箕 [běn​jī] #53,817
a bamboo or wicker scoop
簸箕 [bò​jī] #41,084
wicker or bamboo winnowing basket
克绍箕裘 [kè​shào​jī​qiú] #71,967
to follow in one's father's footsteps
克绍箕裘 [kè​shào​jī​qiú] #71,967
to follow in one's father's footsteps
南箕北斗 [nán​jī​běi​dǒu]
the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom); sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
扶箕 [fú​jī]
planchette writing (for taking dictation from beyond the grave)
筲箕 [shāo​jī]
bamboo basket for rice-washing
箕子 [Jī​zǐ]
Jizi, legendary sage from end of Shang dynasty (c. 1100 BC), said to have opposed the tyrant Zhòu 紂|纣 then ruled ancient Korea for Zhōu 周
JAPANESE WORDS (7)
唐箕 [とうみ] #123,510
winnower
爪で拾って箕で零す [つめでひろってみでこぼす]
penny wise and pound foolish
箕作柄長提灯鮟鱇 [みつくりえながちょうちんあんこう]
triplewart seadevil (Cryptopsaras couesii)
箕作鮫 [みつくりざめ]
goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni)
箕借り婆 [みかりばば]
old woman ghost from the Kanto region
箕宿 [みぼし]
Chinese "winnowing basket" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
箕踞 [ききょ]
sitting with one's legs outstretched