懂中文 Dong Chinese

玑

jī

pearl that is not quite round

Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 几 represents the sound. Simplified form of 璣.

Components
王 meaning component

王  Meaning component

wáng, wàng

  

king

几 sound component

几  Sound component

jī, jǐ

  

small table

Evolution

玑 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
玑 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
玑 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
玑 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

玑 (璣) 

jī

pearl that is not quite round; irregular pearl