Dong Chinese dictionary

jī, jì

spin (thread)

Simplified form of 績. Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 責 represents the sound.

Components

糹 Meaning component

sī, mì

silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

责 Sound component

zé

responsibility

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

Evolution

Bronze script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

jī

spin; achievements

jì

to spin (hemp etc); merit; accomplishment; Taiwan pr. [jī]

Most common words with 绩

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