懂中文 Dong Chinese

餼

xì

gift of grain

Phonosemantic compound. 飠 represents the meaning and 氣 represents the sound.

Components
飠 meaning component

飠  Meaning component

shí

  

eat

飠 is a component form of 食.

氣 sound component

氣  Sound component

qì

  

air

Evolution

餼 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
餼 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
餼 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

饩 (餼) 

xì

sacrificial victim; gift; grain; grain ration