Chinese mnemonics and annotator
Matthews
既 jì since
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Chapter-39 HSK-A
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Explanation of characters by Herbert A. Giles
既 |
Chi is composed of 旡 chi to hiccough as phonetic, with an obsolete radical said to mean the fragrance of grain. It originally meant a small meal, rations, but is now a particle of finality, = since, already, etc. |
Explanation of characters by Herbert A. Giles
既 |
Wan is composed of 日 as radical, with 免 as phonetic, 既 is another reading. |
Chinese-English (CC-CEDICT)
既
jì
already/since/both... (and...)