懂中文 Dong Chinese

匙

shi, chí

spoon

Phonosemantic compound. 匕 represents the meaning and 是 represents the sound.

Components
是 sound component

是  Sound component

shì

  

is

匕 meaning component

匕  Meaning component

bǐ

  

spoon

Evolution

匙 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
匙 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

匙  

shi

spoon; surname

Most common words with 匙
Freq.
Word
Meaning

钥匙

key

匙

spoon

汤匙

soup spoon

茶匙

teaspoon

锁匙

(dialect) key