懂中文 Dong Chinese

祇

qí, zhǐ

the spirit of the earth

Phonosemantic compound. 礻 represents the meaning and 氏 represents the sound.

Components
礻 meaning component

礻  Meaning component

shì

  

show

礻 is a component form of 示.

氏 sound component

氏  Sound component

shì, zhī

  

clan

Evolution

祇 Bronze script Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Bronze script

Early Warring States (~400 BC)
祇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
祇 Clerical script Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
祇 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

祇  

qí

the spirit of the earth; (used for U+53EA 只) only, merely, but; earth-spirit; peace

只 (祇) 

zhǐ

variant of 只[zhǐ]