Dong Chinese dictionary

qì

deed

A contract signed by cutting 刀 notches 丰 in wood 木 (now changed to 大)

Components

丰 Meaning component

fēng

luxuriant

刀 Meaning component

dāo

knife

大 Meaning component

dà, dài

big

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

qì

deed, contract, bond; engrave; to carve; carved words; to agree; a contract; a deed

Most common words with 契

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 5 characters (0 verified)

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