Character Contained In References Comments
Simplified Traditional Ancient forms Archaic forms
traditional formhandwritten form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
己 糸 ⿰糹己
Mandarin
ji4, ji1, ji3
English
Definitions
record; discipline; order; age; era; period; annal; historical account
Mnemonic
To weave 己 threads 糸: record history
Etymology
Notes
Originally meant to lead a thread