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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
几 戍 𢆶 ⿹人
Mandarin
ji3, ji1, ji4, qi2
English
Definitions
a few; several; almost; how many; small table; how much; how many? how much?; some
Mnemonic
On guard 戍 for the smallest things 𢆶
Etymology
Notes
Original form showed small 𢆶 on top; big 大 on the bottom; and spear 戈 in between: graphically depicting differentiating big and small