懂中文 Dong Chinese

璣

jī

pearl that is not quite round

Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 幾 represents the sound.

Components
王 meaning component

王  Meaning component

wáng, wàng

  

king

幾 sound component

幾  Sound component

jǐ, jī

  

how much

Evolution

璣 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
璣 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
璣 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

玑 (璣) 

jī

pearl that is not quite round; irregular pearl