jié, jí
question
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 吉 represents the sound.
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 詰
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
to scold | ||
to ask questions | ||
rhetorical question | ||
to cross-examine (law) |
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*[kʰ]i[t] | khjit | jié | interrogate, reprimand |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
3405th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 13 |
Simplified | |
Unicode | U+8A70 |
Shuowen | “詰,問也。从言,吉聲。” |
Sources
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