紀

See also: 纪

紀	U+7D00, 紀 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7D00

← 糿
[U+7CFF]

CJK Unified Ideographs

紁 →
[U+7D01]

紀	U+2F96A, 紀 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F96A

← 糣
[U+2F969]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement

𥾆 →
[U+2F96B]

Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

紀 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+3, 9 strokes, cangjie input 女火尸山 (VFSU), four-corner 2791₇, composition ⿰糹己(GHTV) or ⿰糸己(JK))

Derived characters[edit]

𪦏

Related characters[edit]

纪 (Simplified Chinese)

References[edit]

KangXi: page 915, character 13
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27234
Dae Jaweon: page 1342, character 12
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3366, character 9
Unihan data for U+7D00

Unihan data for U+2F96A

Chinese[edit]

trad.		紀
simp.		纪

Glyph origin[edit]

Characters in the same phonetic series (己) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
改	*klɯːʔ
跽	*ɡrɯʔ
己	*kɯʔ
紀	*kɯʔ
妀	*kɯʔ
記	*kɯs
杞	*kʰɯʔ
屺	*kʰɯʔ
芑	*kʰɯʔ
邔	kʰɯʔ, ɡɯs
玘	*kʰɯʔ
忌	*ɡɯs
鵋	*ɡɯs
誋	*ɡɯs
梞	*ɡɯs

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *kɯʔ): semantic 糸 (“silk”) + phonetic 己 (OC *kɯʔ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jì, jǐ (ji⁴, ji³)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ, ㄐㄧˇ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җи (ži, III)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): gei², gei³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): gei²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ki

(Meixian, Guangdong): gi³
Min Dong (BUC): gī
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): kí / kì

(Teochew, Peng'im): gi² / gi³
Wu (Wiktionary): ji (T2)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jih
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jì
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jii
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jǐ
  - Wade–Giles: chi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴/

Note:

jì - standard in Mainland for senses other than the surname, variant in Mainland for the surname, standard in Taiwan for all senses;
jǐ - standard in Mainland for the surname, variant in Taiwan for all senses.

(Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җи (ži, III)
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁴⁴/
(Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

Cantonese

(Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
- Jyutping: gei², gei³
- Yale: géi, gei
- Cantonese Pinyin: gei², gei³
- Guangdong Romanization: géi², géi³
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³⁵/, /kei̯³³/
(Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: gei²
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei⁵⁵/

Hakka

(Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ki
- Hakka Romanization System: gi
- Hagfa Pinyim: gi⁴
- Sinological IPA: /ki⁵⁵/
(Meixian)
- Guangdong: gi³
- Sinological IPA: /ci³¹/

Min Dong

(Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: gī
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki³³/

Min Nan

(Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kí
- Tâi-lô: kí
- Phofsit Daibuun: kie
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /ki⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ki⁵⁵⁴/
(Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kì
- Tâi-lô: kì
- Phofsit Daibuun: kix
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ki⁴¹/
- IPA (Xiamen, Kaohsiung): /ki²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /ki¹¹/
(Teochew)
- Peng'im: gi² / gi³
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kí / kì
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki⁵²/, /ki²¹³/

Wu

(Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: ji (T2)
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁴/

Middle Chinese: /kɨ^X/

Rime
Character	紀
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	居里切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kɨ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/kɨ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/kie^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kɨ^X/
Li Rong	/kiə^X/
Wang Li	/kĭə^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/ki^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jǐ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gei²

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*k(r)əʔ/

(Zhengzhang): /*kɯʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	紀
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jǐ
Middle Chinese	‹ ki^X ›
Old Chinese	/*k(r)əʔ/
English	leading thread
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	紀
Reading #	1/1
No.	5766
Phonetic component	己
Rime group	之
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*kɯʔ/

Definitions[edit]

紀

record; annal; historical account
rule; discipline
軍紀／军纪 ― jūnjì ― military discipline
century
(geology) period (geochronologic unit)
寒武紀／寒武纪 ― Hánwǔjì ― the Cambrian Period

侏羅紀／侏罗纪 ― Zhūluójì ― the Jurassic Period
a surname
紀昀／纪昀 ― Jǐ Yún ― Ji Yun (Chinese scholar and official during the Qing dynasty)

Compounds[edit]

Derived terms from 紀

三疊紀／三叠纪 (Sāndié Jì)
上年紀／上年纪 (shàng niánjì)
不可勝紀／不可胜纪
世界紀錄／世界纪录 (shìjiè jìlù)
世紀／世纪 (shìjì)
世紀末／世纪末 (shìjìmò)
中世紀／中世纪 (zhōngshìjì)
亂紀／乱纪
事物紀原／事物纪原
二疊紀／二叠纪 (Èrdié Jì)
人紀／人纪
侏羅紀／侏罗纪 (Zhūluó Jì)
倫紀／伦纪
列王紀／列王纪 (Lièwángjì)
創世紀／创世纪 (Chuàngshìjì)
創紀錄／创纪录 (chuàng jìlù)
半紀／半纪
南紀／南纪
喪紀／丧纪
國紀／国纪 (guójì)
壽紀／寿纪
天紀／天纪
奧陶紀／奥陶纪 (Àotáo Jì)
女紀／女纪
安分守紀／安分守纪
官紀／官纪 (guānjì)
客綱客紀／客纲客纪
寒武紀／寒武纪 (Hánwǔ Jì)
尊紀／尊纪
小小年紀／小小年纪
小本經紀／小本经纪
小經紀／小经纪
干紀／干纪
年紀／年纪 (niánjì)
後漢紀／后汉纪
志留紀／志留纪 (Zhìliú Jì)
恩紀／恩纪
打破紀錄／打破纪录

指紋紀錄／指纹纪录
擔干紀／担干纪
政紀／政纪 (zhèngjì)
敗法亂紀／败法乱纪
新世紀／新世纪
新紀元／新纪元 (xīnjìyuán)
新紀錄／新纪录
曆紀／历纪
有年紀／有年纪
本紀／本纪 (běnjì)
歷歷可紀／历历可纪
法紀／法纪 (fǎjì)
泥盆紀／泥盆纪 (Nípén Jì)
涑水紀聞／涑水纪闻
滅紀／灭纪
漢紀／汉纪
漫無紀律／漫无纪律
由紀／由纪
白堊紀／白垩纪 (Bái'è Jì)
目無法紀／目无法纪 (mùwúfǎjì)
石炭紀／石炭纪 (Shítàn Jì)
破紀錄／破纪录
票房紀錄／票房纪录
竹書紀年／竹书纪年 (Zhúshū Jìnián)
紀事／纪事 (jìshì)
紀傳體／纪传体
紀元／纪元 (jìyuán)
紀南／纪南 (Jìnán)
紀子／纪子
紀實／纪实 (jìshí)
紀年／纪年 (jìnián)
紀序／纪序
紀律／纪律 (jìlǜ)
紀念／纪念 (jìniàn)
紀念信封／纪念信封
紀念冊／纪念册 (jìniàncè)
紀念品／纪念品 (jìniànpǐn)
紀念堂／纪念堂 (jìniàntáng)

紀念塔／纪念塔 (jìniàntǎ)
紀念幣／纪念币 (jìniànbì)
紀念日／纪念日 (jìniànrì)
紀念會／纪念会 (jìniànhuì)
紀念物／纪念物 (jìniànwù)
紀念碑／纪念碑 (jìniànbēi)
紀念章／纪念章 (jìniànzhāng)
紀念郵票／纪念邮票
紀念館／纪念馆 (jìniànguǎn)
紀略／纪略
紀綱／纪纲 (jìgāng)
紀聞／纪闻
紀行／纪行
紀要／纪要 (jìyào)
紀錄／纪录 (jìlù)
紀錄片／纪录片 (jìlùpiàn)
統紀／统纪
經紀／经纪 (jīngjì)
經紀人／经纪人 (jīngjìrén)
經紀人家／经纪人家
綱常倫紀／纲常伦纪
綱紀／纲纪 (gāngjì)
綱紀廢弛／纲纪废弛
職方外紀／职方外纪
西曆紀元／西历纪元
詞林紀事／词林纪事
議事紀錄／议事纪录
跨世紀／跨世纪
軍紀／军纪 (jūnjì)
違法亂紀／违法乱纪 (wéifǎluànjì)
違紀／违纪 (wéijì)
違紀參選／违纪参选
風紀／风纪 (fēngjì)
飭紀／饬纪
養家經紀／养家经纪
首開紀錄／首开纪录
黨紀／党纪 (dǎngjì)

Japanese[edit]

Shinjitai	紀
Kyūjitai ^[1]	紀󠄂 紀+`󠄂`^? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji[edit]

紀

(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)

narrative; account

Readings[edit]

Go-on: こ (ko)
Kan-on: き (ki, Jōyō)
Kun: いとぐち (itoguchi, 紀); おさめる (osameru, 紀める)^{←をさめる (wosameru, historical)}; しるす (shirusu, 紀す); のり (nori, 紀)
Nanori: あき (aki); おさ (osa); おさむ (osamu); かず (kazu); かなめ (kaname); こと (koto); しるす (shirusu); すみ (sumi); ただ (tada); ただし (tadashi); ただす (tadasu); つぐ (tsugu); つな (tsuna); とし (toshi); とも (tomo); のり (nori); はじめ (hajime); もと (moto); よし (yoshi)

Compounds[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

On’yomi: Kan’on

(Tokyo) き [kíꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
IPA^(key): [kʲi]

Affix[edit]

紀(き) • (ki)

Proper noun[edit]

紀(き) • (Ki)

a surname

References[edit]

^ 1927, 新漢和辭典 (Shin Kanwa Jiten, “The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary”) (in Japanese), page 933 (paper), page 479 (digital), Ōsaka: 松雲堂 (Shōundō)
^ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean[edit]

Hanja[edit]

紀 (eumhun 벼리 기 (byeori gi))

Hanja form^? of 기 (“the guide ropes at the edge of a fishing net, index, contents (of a book)”).

Vietnamese[edit]

Han character[edit]

紀: Hán Nôm readings: kỉ, kỷ, kỹ, kĩ

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[1] 1927, 新漢和辭典 (Shin Kanwa Jiten, “The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary”) (in Japanese), page 933 (paper), page 479 (digital), Ōsaka: 松雲堂 (Shōundō)

[DJR-2] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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[2]

紀

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