Dong Chinese dictionary

chī

silly

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 疑 represents the sound.

Components

疒 Meaning component

nè

sick

疑 Sound component

yí

doubt

癡 and 疑 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

chī

silly, foolish, idiotic

chī

variant of 痴[chī]

Most common words with 癡

Sources