Chinese Character Wiki
皀

jí, bī

one grain

Pictograph of a vessel for food.

Evolution

皀 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
皀 Bronze script (~1200 - 221 BC)

Bronze script

(~1200 - 221 BC)
皀 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
皀 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

皀  

jí

kernel, seed; enjoy, feast [?]

皀  

bī

one grain

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

簋

Iconic component in 5 characters (5 verified)

即 食 既 飠 饣

Simplified component in 1 character (1 verified)

饣

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*qʰaŋ

xjang

xiāng

fragrance


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

7

Unicode

U+7680

Shuowen

“皀，穀之馨香也。象嘉穀在裹中之形，匕所以扱之。或說，皀，一粒也。又讀若香。”


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