懂中文 Dong Chinese

妓

jì

prostitute

A working 支 woman 女; 支 also provides the pronunciation

Components
女 meaning component

女  Meaning component

nǚ, rǔ

  

woman

支 sound,meaning component

支  Sound Meaning component

zhī

  

support, hold up

Evolution

妓 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
妓 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

妓  

jì

prostitute

Most common words with 妓
Freq.
Word
Meaning

妓女

prostitute

妓

prostitute

妓院

brothel

娼妓

prostitute

艺妓

艺伎[yì​jì]