Dong Chinese dictionary

yǐ

particle of completed action

Phonosemantic compound. 㠯 represents the sound and 矢 represents the meaning.

Components

㠯 Sound component

yǐ

by means of

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 㠯 than it was in ancient scripts.

矢 Meaning component

shǐ

arrow

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

yǐ

particle of completed action; classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le]

Component uses

Meaning component in 3 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 7 characters (1 verified)

Sources