籍 jí — record · English

籍

jí

record

At a glance · 籍

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「籍」从竹耤声，小篆从竹藉声，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「籍」本义为簿册、书册，引申籍贯、凭借。

Structure

从竹、耤(jí)声，形声字，竹表简册义类，耤表音。

At a glance

Pinyinjí

Radical竹

Strokes20

UnicodeU+7C4D

Character type形声

Theme器物

Six languages, one character

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English record record, register, list; census

Français registre / livre Registre, livre. «籍甚无竟» : la gloire par les écrits est sans fin.

Español registro / libro Registro, libro. «籍甚无竟»: la gloria por los escritos no tiene fin.

العربية سجل / كتاب سجل، كتاب. «籍甚无竟»: المجد بالكتب بلا نهاية.

Русский реестр / книга Реестр, книга. «籍甚无竟»: слава от письмен бесконечна.

Common words

籍贯jí guànnative place
书籍shū jíbooks

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