record

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
纟 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

is a component form of .

己 sound component

  Sound component

  

self

Evolution

纪 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
纪 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
纪 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
纪 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

record, annal, historical account; order; discipline; age; era; period; to chronicle

() 

surname Ji; also pr. [Jì]

Most common words with 纪
Freq.
Word
Meaning

世纪

century

年纪

age

纪念

to commemorate

纪录

to record

经纪人

broker