Dong Chinese dictionary

jǐ

crowd

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 齊 represents the sound.

Components

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

齊 Sound component

qí

even, uniform

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

jǐ

crowd, squeeze, push against; to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule)

Most common words with 擠

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