髻

髻 · jì

hair rolled up in a bun, topknot

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
jì
Cantonese
gai3
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

hair rolled up in a bun, topknot

Dictionary definitions & readings

髻 jì · hair rolled up in a bun, topknot

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
74523.090:jì,jié Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0533.010:jì Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
159.190:jì Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
jì粵gai3 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ケイ キツ キチ ケツ ゲチ みずら もとどり たぶさ Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
계:1N Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
古詣 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
SHGR Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
7260.1 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1454.180 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
372.47 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
0393t Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9AFB
Radical
髟 · 190
Strokes
16
Residual strokes
6
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6036

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

16 strokes
髻
Strokes
16
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

16 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
kejH · 古詣 · 蟹開四去齊見 · #2369

PHONO-ML, source line 13617; CC BY 4.0. Source-generated reading categories, not modern pronunciation. Attribution & limitations.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCihaiT
1518.606
kCowles
1519 1523
kDaeJaweon
1985.030
kFennIndex
32.09
kGSR
0393t
kHanYu
74523.090
kIRGDaeJaweon
1985.030
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74523.090
kIRGKangXi
1454.180
kKangXi
1454.180
kKarlgren
325
kLau
831
kMatthews
451
kMeyerWempe
1008
kMorohashi
45442
kNelson
5261
kSBGY
372.47
kSMSZD2003Index
793.13
kCangjie
SHGR
kFenn
729I
kFourCornerCode
7260.1
kHKGlyph
4627
kMojiJoho
MJ028940
kPhonetic
582
kUnihanCore2020
GHJMT
kIICore
AGTJHM
kIRG_GSource
G0-7759
kIRG_HSource
HB1-C067
kIRG_JSource
J0-7221
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-8B61
kIRG_KSource
K1-5869
kIRG_TSource
T1-7332
kRSUnicode
190.6
kTotalStrokes
16
kBigFive
C067
kCCCII
216160
kCNS1986
1-7332
kCNS1992
1-7332
kEACC
216160
kGB0
8757
kGB1
8757
kJis0
8201
kKoreanName
2015
kMainlandTelegraph
7573
kTGH
2013:6036
kTaiwanTelegraph
7573
kXerox
270:251
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+7286+190.10.6
kCantonese
gai3
kDefinition
hair rolled up in a bun, topknot
kFanqie
古詣
kHangul
계:1N
kHanyuPinyin
74523.090:jì,jié
kJapanese
ケイ キツ キチ ケツ ゲチ みずら もとどり たぶさ
kJapaneseKun
MOTODORI MIZURA
kJapaneseOn
KEI KITSU
kKorean
KYEY
kMandarin
jì
kSMSZD2003Readings
jì粵gai3
kTGHZ2013
159.190:jì
kTang
gèi
kXHC1983
0533.010:jì
kSemanticVariant
U+4BFB<kLau

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Structure & connections

0.10
5dictionary records using 髻0forms using this shape1attributed sound links
⿱ Above / below

Shape description
髟 above 吉 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿱髟吉$(GHTJKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱髟吉$(GHTJKP)

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