懂中文 Dong Chinese

济

jì, jǐ

help, aid, cross a river

Original meaning: 

[name of river]

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 齐 represents the sound. Simplified form of 濟.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

齐 sound component

齐  Sound component

qí

  

even

Evolution

济 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
济 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
济 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
济 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
济 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

济 (濟) 

jì

to help, aid, relieve; to ferry, cross; to cross a river; to aid or relieve; to be of help

济 (濟) 

Jǐ

used in place names associated with the Ji River 濟水|济水[Jǐ​Shuǐ]; surname Ji

济 (濟) 

jǐ

only used in 濟濟|济济[jǐ​jǐ]

Most common words with 济
Freq.
Word
Meaning

经济

economy

救济

emergency relief

济

to cross a river

市场经济

market economy

无济于事

to no avail