笄

jī

Radical: ⺮ pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

笄 decomposes into the following components:

⺮ 开

Semantic component: ⺮; phonetic component: 开.

Words containing 笄

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 笄.

及笄
jí jī
to reach marriageable age (a girl's fifteenth birthday)
笄冠
jī guān
to have just attained maturity (traditional)
笄年
jī nián
beginning of maturity (of a girl)
笄蛭
jī zhì
a kind of earthworm

Related characters (radical ⺮)

Characters that share the radical ⺮.

⺮ 劄 竹 竺 竽 竿 笃 笆 笈 笊 笋 笏 笑 笔 笕 笙 笛 笞 笠 笤 笥 符 笨 笪

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