懂中文 Dong Chinese

髻

jì

hair rolled up in a bun

Phonosemantic compound. 髟 represents the meaning and 吉 represents the sound.

Components
髟 meaning component

髟  Meaning component

biāo

  

long hair

吉 sound component

吉  Sound component

jí

  

lucky

Evolution

髻 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
髻 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

髻  

jì

hair rolled up in a bun, topknot

Most common words with 髻
Freq.
Word
Meaning

发髻

hair worn in a bun or coil

髻

hair rolled up in a bun, topknot

丫髻

topknot

螺髻

spiral coil (in hairdressing)