笄

jī
Rank #5702

Definitions

jī 15 years old; hairpin for bun

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 幵 represents the sound.

Semantic: ⺮ Phonetic: 开

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Related Characters

Component: 开

并 形 研 刑 邢 妍 開 趼 钘 蚈 岍 汧 豜 鈃

Component: 竹

第 等 管 笑 算 答 策 简 笔 篇 筑 符 签 箱

Components

开 竹

Example Words

及笄