Dong Chinese dictionary

qí

its, his, (3p possessive)

basket

Pictograph of a basket, now written as 箕. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

qí

his, her, its, their; that; his; her; its; their; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)

Most common words with 其

Component uses

Sound component in 18 characters (7 verified)

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)

Unknown component in 1 character (0 verified)

Deleted component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sources