懂中文 Dong Chinese

饩

xì

gift of grain

Phonosemantic compound. 饣 represents the meaning and 气 represents the sound.

Components
饣 meaning component

饣  Meaning component

shí

  

eat

饣 is a component form of 食.

气 sound component

气  Sound component

qì

  

air

Evolution

饩 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
饩 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
饩 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

饩 (餼) 

xì

sacrificial victim; gift; grain; grain ration