Chinese Character Wiki
丮

jǐ

catch

Pictograph of a person with both hands outstretched.

Evolution

丮 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
丮 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
丮 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
丮 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
丮 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

丮  

jǐ

catch; to catch

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

巩

Iconic component in 5 characters (5 verified)

執 执 孰 夙 埶

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*[k]rak

kjaek

jǐ

grasp


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

4

Unicode

U+4E2E

Shuowen

“丮，持也。象手有所據也。”


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