Dong Chinese dictionary

qī

sorrowful

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 妻 represents the sound.

Components

忄 Meaning component

xin, xīn

heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

妻 Sound component

qī, qì

wife

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

qī

sorrowful, grieved, melancholy

qī

variant of 淒|凄[qī]; sad; mournful

Most common words with 悽

Sources