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Pronunciation: jī/jĭ
Meaning:
jī: (幾) a few, nearly; (几) a small table
jĭ: (幾) how many
Etymology:
幾: On guard 戍 against small (double 幺) dangers. (associative compound).
几: Pictogram of a small table.

Simplified character 几 used for all meanings, borrowed for sound to replace the more complex traditional character 幾.

Traditional character: 幾 / 几

Found in:
Wang Wei's 相思

Word of the day on: 08.15.08

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