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髻
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hair rolled up in a bun

HSK 10
Human →Body →Covering
jì
ケイ、キツ
たぶさ、みずら、もとどり
계, 길
Phonosemantic compound. 髟 represents the meaning and 吉 represents the sound.
Components
髟 kangxi+ 吉 lucky =
髻 hair rolled up in a bun
髟 Meaning component
biāo kangxi
hair
吉 Phonetic component
jí lucky
lucky, propitious, good
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Notes
Similar Characters
髡 scalping髦 flowing hair of髫 children's hair style髭 mustache髮 hair of the head (trad)髯 beard髴 disheveled hair髹 red lacquer鬃 neck鬄 wig鬆 loose (trad)鬈 fine growth of鬍 beard (trad)鬏 a coiffure on鬒 black hair鬓 hair (simp)鬚 whiskers (trad)鬟 dress hair in coiled knot鬢 hair on temples (trad)鬣 horse's mane
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
髻
Regular
Modern
Chinese
髻 [jì]
hair rolled up in a bun, topknot
Japanese
髻 もとどり 、 たぶさ 、 たきふさ 同音
noun archaic place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
发髻 [fà​jì] #38,285
hair worn in a bun or coil
发髻 [fà​jì] #38,285
hair worn in a bun or coil
丫髻 [yā​jì] #61,206
bun (of hair)
螺髻 [luó​jì] #62,466
spiral coil (in hairdressing)
双髻鲨 [shuāng​jì​shā]
hammerhead shark
双髻鲨 [shuāng​jì​shā]
hammerhead shark
JAPANESE WORDS (4)
髻華 [うず] #269,618
flower or branch fastened in the hair
肉髻 [にくけい]
ushnisha (protrusion on the top of a buddha's head)
髻鬟 [けいかん]
bun (hair)
鴉髻 [あけい]
jet-black hair