Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 己 represents the sound.
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总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (trad)糾 entangle (trad/jp)紂 name of an emperor (trad)約 make an appointment (trad/jp)紅 red (trad/jp)紆 bend (trad)紈 white (trad)紉 thread (trad)紋 design (trad/jp)納 let in (trad/jp)紐 new (trad)紓 relieve (trad)純 unadulterated (trad/jp)紕 spoiled (trad)紗 yarn (trad)紙 paper (trad/jp)級 rank (trad/jp)紛 disorderly (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
紀
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
紀
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
紀
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
紀
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
紀
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
紀
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
紀
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
纪 / 紀 [Jǐ]
surname Ji; also pr. [Jì]
纪 / 紀 [jì]
order; discipline; age; era; period; to chronicle
Japanese
noun
- period
- Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
- Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
紀 おさむ
Osamu given name
紀 かなめ
Kaname female given name
紀 き
Ki surname
紀 きい
Kii surname
紀 きど
Kido surname
紀 きの
Kino female given namesurname
紀 こと
Koto female given name
紀 ただし
Tadashi given name
紀 ただす
Tadasu given name
紀 つづる
Tsuzuru female given name
紀 とし
Toshi female given name
紀 のり
Nori female given name
紀 はじめ
Hajime given name
紀 もとい
Motoi unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (94)
世纪 [shìjì] #2,099
century
年纪 [niánjì] #2,036
age
纪念 [jìniàn] #2,882
to commemorate
纪录 [jìlù] #3,274
variant of 記錄|记录[jìlù] (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record")
经纪人 [jīngjìrén] #2,715
broker
纪律 [jìlǜ] #6,964
discipline
经纪 [jīngjì] #7,406
to manage (a business)
纪念日 [jìniànrì] #5,697
day of commemoration
纪念品 [jìniànpǐn] #6,676
souvenir
纪录片 [jìlùpiàn] #13,188
newsreel
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JAPANESE WORDS (84)
⭐ 記念 [きねん] #5,515
commemoration
⭐ 世紀 [せいき] #5,864
century
⭐ 風紀 [ふうき] #11,552
public morals
⭐ 規律 [きりつ] #14,614
order
一世紀 [いっせいき] #25,961
century
⭐ 世紀末 [せいきまつ] #27,337
end of a century (esp. 19th)
半世紀 [はんせいき] #28,260
half century
⭐ 紀元前 [きげんぜん] #34,104
pre-era
⭐ 二十世紀 [にじっせいき] #37,858
twentieth century
今世紀 [こんせいき] #41,240
this century
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