其

See also: 丌 and 甘

其 U+5176, 其 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5176 ← 兵 [U+5175] CJK Unified Ideographs 具 → [U+5177]

Translingual

Stroke order

Stroke order

Han character

其 (Kangxi radical 12, 八+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 廿一一金 (TMMC), four-corner 4480₁, composition ⿴共𠄠)

Derived characters

• 倛 掑 唭 帺 猉 淇 娸 㙋 𡸷 㥍 騏 (骐) 琪 棋 𤊄 𦝁 祺 稘 䃆 褀 蜞 粸 綨 𦓿 䑴 踑 諆 𧯯 𨡨 錤 (𫓹) 鯕 (鲯) 鶀 麒 䶞
• 剘 𨛺 斯 期 欺 㪸 䫏 𤻓 䳢 𤿺 萁 箕 㐞 基 棊 朞 惎 㫷 碁 蜝 綦 諅 㠱 魌 旗 𣗍 簸 𫯔 𨿣

See also

• 甚

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 127, character 18
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1472
• Dae Jaweon: page 286, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 245, character 1
• Unihan data for U+5176

Bala

Etymology

Cognate with Manchu ᠊ᠴᡳ (-ci).

Suffix

其 (-qi)

1. Used to form the ablative case.

References

• “The Only Known Text from Bala, an Extinct Tungusic Language”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica‎^[1], volume 9, number 1, 2021, pages 173–191

Chinese

simp. and trad.		其
2nd round simp.		⿱卄人
alternative forms		丌 ancient 亓 𢍌 𠀠 ancient

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 其
Shang	Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts
Transcribed ancient scripts L30282 L30283 L30284 L30285 L30286 L30287 L30288 L30289 L30290 L30291 L30292
References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi (small seal), Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions), Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

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

	Old Chinese
基	*kɯ
箕	*kɯ
朞	*kɯ
稘	*kɯ
萁	*kɯ, *ɡɯ
期	*kɯ, *ɡɯ
諅	*kɯ, *ɡɯs
其	*kɯ, *ɡɯ
錤	*kɯ, *ɡɯ
諆	*kɯ, *kʰɯ
欺	*kʰɯ
娸	*kʰɯ
魌	*kʰɯ
僛	*kʰɯ
唭	*kʰɯs
棋	*ɡɯ
旗	*ɡɯ
淇	*ɡɯ
祺	*ɡɯ, *ɡɯ
琪	*ɡɯ
騏	*ɡɯ
綦	*ɡɯ
麒	*ɡɯ
蜞	*ɡɯ
綨	*ɡɯ
蜝	*ɡɯ
棊	*ɡɯ
碁	*ɡɯ
鯕	*ɡɯ
踑	*ɡɯ
藄	*ɡɯ
櫀	*ɡɯ
璂	*ɡɯ
禥	*ɡɯ
惎	*ɡɯs
帺	*ɡɯs

In the oracle bone script, it was originally 𠀠, a pictogram (象形) of a basket.

In the bronze inscriptions, 丌 was added under the basket to represent a stand. It may also have acted as a phonetic component.

Later borrowed for an Old Chinese pronoun. The derivative 箕 (OC *kɯ) refers to the original word.

Etymology

third-person possessive pronoun

Schuessler (2007) notes its origin is not certain because in the linguistic area pronouns tend to be of the shape KV (K=velar stop; V=vowel). Perhaps Sino-Tibetan; compare Mizo khi (“that”), Tibetan -ཀྱི, -གྱི (-kyi, -gyi, “genitive suffix”), but a Tibeto-Burman /a/ should be expected in this set. Alternatively, Proto-Austroasiatic *ki/ke ~ *ku/ko (“third person pronoun”) whose earliest form is perhaps *kɨ (Pinnow, 1965) appears to be phonologically closest to the OC word. 其 (OC *ɡɯ) may be related to 渠 (OC *ɡa, “he”).

modal particle "should; probably"

Probably cognate with 期 (OC *ɡɯ, “stipulated time; time”), 期 (OC *kɯ, “year”) (Serruys, 1982).

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qí (qi²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴
• Gan (Wiktionary): qi²
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): khì

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ki²

• Jin (Wiktionary): qi¹
• Northern Min (KCR): gǐ / kǐ
• Eastern Min (BUC): gì
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kî

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ki⁵

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶ji
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ji²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qí
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cí
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi²
    • Yale: chí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyi
    • Palladius: ци (ci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kei⁴
    • Yale: kèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: qi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khì
    • Hakka Romanization System: kiˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ki²
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ki²
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi¹¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: qi¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰi¹¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gǐ / kǐ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki²¹/, /kʰi²¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî
    • Tâi-lô: kî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kii
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei): /ki²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ki⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khî
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶ji
    • MiniDict: ji^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³jji
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑi²³/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: gi

Rime
Character	其
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	渠之切
Baxter	gi
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡɨ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡɨ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡie/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/gɨ/
Li Rong	/ɡiə/
Wang Li	/ɡĭə/
Bernard Karlgren	/gi/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	kei4

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*ɡə/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡɯ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	其	其
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	qí	qí
Middle Chinese	‹ gi ›	‹ gi ›
Old Chinese	/*ɡə/	/*ɡə/
English	modal particle	(3p possessive)
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	其
Reading #	2/2
No.	9947
Phonetic component	其
Rime group	之
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	其
Old Chinese	/*ɡɯ/

Definitions

其

1. his; her; its; their

   各司其職／各司其职  ―  gèsīqízhí  ―  each person performs his own function

   • 子曰：「父在，觀其志；父沒，觀其行；三年無改於父之道，可謂孝矣。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     子曰：「父在，观其志；父没，观其行；三年无改于父之道，可谓孝矣。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Zǐ yuē: “Fù zài, guān qí zhì; fù mò, guān qí xíng; sān nián wú gǎi yú fù zhī dào, kěwèi xiào yǐ.” [Pinyin]

     The Master said, "While a man's father is alive, look at the bent of his will; when his father is dead, look at his conduct. If for three years he does not alter from the way of his father, he may be called filial."

   • 臣弒其君可乎？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     臣弑其君可乎？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

     Chén shì qí jūn kě hū? [Pinyin]

     May a minister then put his sovereign to death?

   • 甘橘，大厘城有之，其味酸。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: Tang Dynasty, Fan Chuo, Manshu, chapter 7, part 7

     Gānjú, Dàlí chéng yǒu zhī, qí wèi suān. [Pinyin]

     Dali City has sweet tangerines, but their flavour is sour.

2. he; she; it; they; one

   投其所好  ―  tóuqísuǒhào  ―  to adapt to somebody's taste (lit. to cater to that which one likes)

3. that; those

   • 臣竊以為其人勇士，有智謀。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     臣窃以为其人勇士，有智谋。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Chén qiè yǐwèi qí rén yǒngshì, yǒu zhìmóu. [Pinyin]

     In my humble opinion that person is brave and wise.

   • 惑而不從師，其為惑也，終不解矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     惑而不从师，其为惑也，终不解矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 8th–9th century, 韓愈 (Han Yu), 師說 (Shīshuō)

     Huò ér bù cóngshī, qí wéi huò yě, zhōng bù jiě yǐ. [Pinyin]

     If one is confused yet does not learn from a teacher, those doubts can never be cleared.

4. (literary) among which; therein

   • 寺僧使小僮持斧，於亂石間，擇其一二叩之，硿硿然。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     寺僧使小僮持斧，于乱石间，择其一二叩之，硿硿然。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1084, 蘇軾 (Su Shi), 石鐘山記

     Sìsēng shǐ xiǎotóng chí fǔ, yú luànshí jiān, zé qí yī'èr kòu zhī, kōngkōng rán. [Pinyin]

     The temple monk let his young servant hold an axe, and among the rocks pick one or two spots and strike at them. A sonorous sound was produced.

5. (literary) probably; perhaps

   Synonyms: 大概 (dàgài), 或許／或许 (huòxǔ)

   • 知進退存亡而不失其正者，其唯聖人乎！ [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     知进退存亡而不失其正者，其唯圣人乎！ [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: I Ching, 11^th – 8^th century BCE

     Zhī jìntuì cúnwáng ér bù shī qí zhèng zhě, qí wéi shèngrén hū! [Pinyin]

     The person who knows to advance and to retire, to maintain and to let perish, without ever acting incorrectly, can probably only be the sage!

   • 子曰：「不怨天，不尤人。下學而上達。知我者，其天乎！」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     子曰：「不怨天，不尤人。下学而上达。知我者，其天乎！」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, Wiktionary translation

     Zǐyuē: “Bù yuàn tiān, bù yóu rén. Xià xué ér shàng dá. Zhī wǒ zhě, qí tiān hū!” [Pinyin]

     The Master replied, "I do not murmur against Heaven. I do not grumble against men. My studies lie low, and my penetration rises high. There is probably only Heaven who knows me!"

   • 微管仲，吾其被髮左衽矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     微管仲，吾其被发左衽矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, Wiktionary translation

     Wēi Guǎn Zhòng, wú qí pīfàzuǒrèn yǐ. [Pinyin]

     But without Guan Zhong, we should now be wearing our hair unbound, and the lappets of our coats buttoning on the left side.

   • 是故聖益聖，愚益愚，聖人之所以為聖，愚人之所以為愚，其皆出於此乎！ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     是故圣益圣，愚益愚，圣人之所以为圣，愚人之所以为愚，其皆出于此乎！ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 8th–9th century, 韓愈 (Han Yu), 師說 (Shīshuō)

     Shìgù shèng yì shèng, yú yì yú, shèngrén zhīsuǒyǐ wèi shèng, yúrén zhīsuǒyǐ wèi yú, qí jiē chū yú cǐ hū! [Pinyin]

     Thus saints become more saintly, and fools become more foolish. The fact that saints become saintly and fools become foolish perhaps entirely originates from this!

6. (obsolete) particle indicating intention; let, shall, will

   • 吾其奔也。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Wú qí bēn yě. [Pinyin]

     I had better flee.

   • 堯曰：「吾其試哉。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     尧曰：「吾其试哉。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Yáo yuē: “Wú qí shì zāi.” [Pinyin]

     "Let me test him," said Yao.

   • 子其行矣，我其歸死。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     子其行矣，我其归死。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Zǐ qí xíng yǐ, wǒ qí guī sǐ. [Pinyin]

     Please leave, my brother! I will heed the summon and meet my death.

7. (literary) adverb indicating a rhetorical question

   Synonyms: 豈／岂 (qǐ), 難道／难道 (nándào)

   • 若火之燎于原，不可向邇，其猶可撲滅？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     若火之燎于原，不可向迩，其犹可扑灭？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Documents, circa 4^th – 3^rd century BCE

     Ruò huǒ zhī liáo yú yuán, bùkěxiàng'ěr, qí yóu kě pūmiè? [Pinyin]

     When a fire is blazing in the flames so that it cannot be approached, can it still be beaten out?

   • 晉不可啟，寇不可玩；一之謂甚，其可再乎！ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     晋不可启，寇不可玩；一之谓甚，其可再乎！ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Jìn bùkě qǐ, kòu bùkě wán; yī zhī wèi shèn, qí kě zài hū! [Pinyin]

     The greed of Jin is not to be triggered; robbers are not to be ignored. Once is already too much; how can there be a second occurrence?

   • 國無主，其能久乎？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     国无主，其能久乎？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Guó wú zhǔ, qí néng jiǔ hū? [Pinyin]

     Without a monarch, how can a state last long?

   • 嗚呼！其真無馬邪？ [MSC, trad.]
     呜呼！其真无马邪？ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 8th–9th century, 韓愈 (Han Yu), 馬說

     Wūhū! Qí zhēn wú mǎ yé? [Pinyin]

     Alas! Is there really no thousand-li horse?

8. (literary) adverb indicating imperative

   • 吾子其無廢先君之功！ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     吾子其无废先君之功！ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Wúzǐ qí wú fèi xiānjūn zhī gōng! [Pinyin]

     Do not you, my friend, nullify his merit!

   • 子其勉之。吾不復見子矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     子其勉之。吾不复见子矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Zǐ qí miǎn zhī. Wú bù fù jiàn zǐ yǐ. [Pinyin]

     Work hard! I shall not see you again.

   • 秦王使人謂安陵君曰：「寡人欲以五百里之地易安陵，安陵君其許寡人！」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     秦王使人谓安陵君曰：「寡人欲以五百里之地易安陵，安陵君其许寡人！」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5^th – 3^rd centuries BCE

     Qín wáng shǐ rén wèi Ānlíng Jūn yuē: “Guǎrén yù yǐ wǔbǎi lǐ zhī dì yì Ānlíng, Ānlíng Jūn qí xǔ guǎrén!” [Pinyin]

     The king of Qin dispatched envoys to tell Anling Jun, "I would like to exchange five hundred li of land for Anling. Please accept my offer!"

9. (obsolete) if

   • 湯其無郼，武其無岐，賢雖十全，不能成功。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     汤其无郼，武其无岐，贤虽十全，不能成功。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Lü Buwei, Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals, 239 BCE

     Tāng qí wú Yī, Wǔ qí wú Qí, xián suī shíquán, bùnéng chénggōng. [Pinyin]

     If Tang did not have Yi, if Wu did not have Qi, even though they were perfectly capable, they would not have been able to succeed.

10. (obsolete) conjunction indicating a question with choices; or

    • 今老邪？其欲干酒肉之味邪？其寡人亦有社稷之福邪？ [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

      From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

      Jīn lǎo yé? Qí yù gān jiǔròu zhī wèi yé? Qí guǎrén yì yǒu shèjì zhī fú yé? [Pinyin]

      Are you now old? Or are you seeking the taste of wine and meat? Or may I enjoy the happiness derived from the spirits of the altars of the Land and Grain?

    • 晏子避席曰：「請飲而後辭乎？其辭而後飲乎？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
      晏子避席曰：「请饮而后辞乎？其辞而后饮乎？」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

      From: Annals of Master Yan, c. 3^rd century BCE

      Yànzǐ bìxí yuē: “Qǐng yǐn érhòu cí hū? Qí cí érhòu yǐn hū?” [Pinyin]

      Yanzi stood up from his seat and asked, "Should I drink the cup of wine before explaining? Or should I explain before drinking the cup of wine?"

11. (Eastern Min or obsolete) possessive particle.

    • 孟侯，朕其弟，小子封。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

      From: The Book of Documents, circa 4^th – 3^rd century BCE

      Mèng hóu, zhèn qí dì, xiǎozǐ Fēng. [Pinyin]

      Foremost among princes, my brother, Feng the young one!

12. a surname

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 他 (“he”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		伊1, 彼, 其, 厥, 渠, 夫, 之 object, 乃
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		他
Mandarin	Beijing	他, 怹 honorific
	Taiwan	他
	Tianjin	他
	Chengde	他
	Tangshan	他
	Cangzhou	他
	Ulanhot	他
	Tongliao	他
	Chifeng	他
	Bayanhot	他
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	他
	Heihe	他
	Qiqihar	他
	Harbin	他
	Jiamusi	他
	Baicheng	他
	Changchun	他
	Tonghua	他
	Shenyang	他
	Dandong	他
	Jinzhou	他
	Dalian	他
	Yantai	他
	Yantai (Muping)	他
	Qingdao	他
	Lijin	他
	Weifang (Weicheng)	他
	Weifang (Fangzi)	他
	Weifang (Hanting)	他
	Changyi	他
	Gaomi	他
	Zhucheng	他
	Anqiu	他
	Changle	他
	Linqu	他
	Qingzhou	他
	Shouguang	他
	Wulian	他
	Jinan	他
	Luoyang	他
	Wanrong	他, 伢
	Shangqiu	他
	Yuanyang	他
	Zhengzhou	他
	Lingbao	他
	Xinyang	他
	Baihe	他
	Hanzhong	他
	Xi'an	他
	Dingbian	他
	Baoji	他
	Yinchuan	他
	Tianshui	他
	Lanzhou	他, 那
	Dunhuang	他
	Xining	家, 他
	Hami	他
	Ürümqi	他
	Wuhan	他, 他家
	Yichang	他
	Xiangyang	他
	Tianmen	他
	Hong'an	他
	Chengdu	他
Nanchong	他
Dazhou	他
Hanyuan	他
Xichang	他
Zigong	他
Chongqing	他
Guiyang	他
Zunyi	他
Bijie	他
Liping	他
Zhaotong	他
Dali	他
Kunming	他
Mengzi	他
Guilin	他
Liuzhou	他
Nanning (Xiakuojie)	他
Nanning (Fujian)	他
Nanning (Wuming)	他
Nanning (Fucheng, Wuming)	他
Binyang (Nanjie)	他
Qinzhou (Longmengang)	他
Jishou	他
Changde	他
Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	他
Anqing	他
Xuzhou	他
Pizhou	他
Ganyu	他
Fuyang	他
Wuhu	他
Yangzhou	他
Baoying	他
Lianyungang	他
Donghai	他
Huai'an (Huaiyin)	他
Lianshui	他
Xuyi	他
Xinghua	他
Nanjing	他
Hefei	他
Nantong	他
Rugao	他
Yancheng	他
Funing	他
Sihong	他
Taizhou	他
Zhenjiang	他
Changle (Qinjiang)	他
Yanping	他
Malaysia	他
Singapore	他
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	他
Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	他
Cantonese	Guangzhou	佢
	Hong Kong	佢
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	佢
	Macau	佢
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	佢
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	佢
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	佢
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	佢
	Foshan	佢
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	佢
	Foshan (Shunde)	佢
	Foshan (Sanshui)	佢
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	佢
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	佢
	Zhongshan (Huancheng)	佢
	Zhongshan (Nanlang)	佢
	Zhongshan (Xiaolan)	佢
	Zhongshan (Dongsheng)	佢
	Zhongshan (Tanbei)	佢
	Zhongshan (Henglan)	佢
	Zhongshan (Dongfeng)	佢
	Zhongshan (Nantou)	佢
	Zhongshan (Fusha)	佢
	Zhongshan (Shalang)	佢
	Zhongshan (Gangkou)	佢
	Zhongshan (Huangpu)	佢
	Zhongshan (Sanjiao)	佢
	Zhongshan (Langwang)	佢
	Zhongshan (Minzhong)	佢
	Zhongshan (Guzhen)	佢
	Zhongshan (Banfu)	佢
	Zhongshan (Tanzhou)	佢
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	佢
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	佢
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	佢
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	佢
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	佢
	Taishan	佢
	Taishan (Guanghai)	佢
	Kaiping (Chikan)	佢
	Enping (Niujiang)	佢
	Heshan (Yayao)	佢
	Dongguan	佢
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	佢
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	佢
	Qingyuan	佢
	Fogang	佢
	Yingde (Hanguang)	佢
	Yangshan	佢
	Lianshan (Butian)	佢
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	佢
	Shaoguan	佢
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	佢
	Renhua	佢
	Lechang	佢
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	佢
	Sihui	佢
	Guangning	佢
	Deqing	佢
	Huaiji	佢
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	佢
	Yunfu	佢
	Xinxing	佢
	Luoding	佢
Yunan (Pingtai)	佢
Yangjiang	佢
Xinyi	佢
Lianjiang	佢
Nanning	佢
Wuzhou	佢
Yulin	佢
Hepu (Lianzhou)	佢
Baise	佢
Qinzhou	佢
Beihai	佢
Beihai (Nankang)	佢
Beihai (Yingpan)	佢
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	佢
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	佢
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	佢
Danzhou	佢
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	佢
Penang (Guangfu)	佢
Singapore (Guangfu)	佢
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	佢
Móng Cái	佢
Yangon (Taishan)	佢
Mandalay (Taishan)	佢
Gan	Nanchang	渠
	Nanchang (Wangcheng)	渠
	Anyi	渠仂
	Lushan	渠
	Pengze	渠
	Duchang	渠, 渠儂
	Wuning (Quankou)	渠
	Poyang	渠
	Yugan	渠, 渠郎
	Wannian	渠
	Hengfeng	渠, 渠仂
	Yanshan	渠, 渠仂
	Leping	渠
	Yichun	渠
	Yifeng	渠
	Gao'an	渠
	Fengxin	渠
	Shanggao	渠
	Wanzai	渠
	Fengcheng	渠
	Xinyu	渠
	Fuzhou (Shangdundu)	渠
	Fuzhou (Dongxiang)	渠仂
	Nancheng	渠
	Nanfeng	渠仂, 渠
	Yihuang	渠
	Lichuan	渠
	Chongren	渠
	Pingxiang	他
	Lianhua	渠
	Ji'an	渠
	Yongfeng	渠
	Taihe	渠
	Xiajiang	渠
	Yongxin	渠
	Yingtan (Yujiang)	渠
	Guixi	渠, 渠仂
	Jianning	使
	Jinxian	渠
	Jinxi	渠
	Le'an	渠
	Guangchang	渠
	Anfu	渠
	Suichuan	渠
	Wan'an	渠
	Jing'an	渠
	Zhangshu	渠
	Xingan	渠
	Fenyi	渠
Hakka	Meixian	佢
	Xingning	佢
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	佢
	Huidong (Daling)	佢
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	佢
	Boluo (Bendihua)	佢
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	佢
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	佢
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	佢
	Wuhua (Meilin)	佢
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	佢
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	佢
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	佢
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	佢
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	佢
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	佢
	Liannan	佢
	Conghua (Lütian)	佢
	Jiexi	佢
	Changting	佢
	Shanghang	佢
	Yongding	佢
	Wuping	佢
	Wuping (Pingyu)	佢
	Liancheng	佢
	Ninghua	佢
	Qingliu	佢
	Yudu	佢
	Ruijin	佢
	Shicheng	佢
	Shangyou (Shexi)	佢
	Dingnan	佢
	Longnan	佢
	Xunwu	佢
	Huichang	佢
	Nankang	佢
	Chongyi	佢
	Xingguo	佢
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	佢
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	佢
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	佢
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	佢
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	佢
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	佢
	Hong Kong	佢
	Luchuan	佢
	Bobai (Shahe)	佢
	Bobai (Longtan)	佢
	Bobai (Lingping)	佢
	Bobai (Lingjiao)	佢
	Sabah (Longchuan)	佢
	Senai (Huiyang)	佢
	Kuching (Hepo)	佢
	Singkawang	佢
	Bangkok (Meixian)	佢
Huizhou	Jixi	渠, 渠仂
	Dexing	渠
	Chun'an (Qiandaohu)	渠
	Jiande (Meicheng)	渠
	Jiande (Shouchang)	渠, 渠儂
Jin	Taiyuan	他
	Yangyuan	他
	Datong	他
	Xinzhou	他
	Lishi	他
	Linfen	他
	Changzhi	他
	Taibus (Baochang)	他
	Linhe	他
	Jining	他
	Hohhot	他
	Baotou	他
	Dongsheng	他
	Haibowan	他
	Erenhot	他
	Pingshan	他
	Zhangjiakou	他
	Handan	他
	Linzhou	他
	Suide	他
Northern Min	Jian'ou	渠
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	渠
	Songxi	渠
	Zhenghe	渠
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	渠
	Jianyang	渠
	Pucheng (Shibei)	渠
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	伊1
	Changle	伊1
	Lianjiang	伊1
	Fuqing	伊1
	Pingtan	伊1
	Yongtai	伊1
	Minqing	伊1
	Gutian	伊1
	Pingnan	伊1
	Luoyuan	伊1
	Fu'an	伊1
	Ningde	伊1
	Xiapu	伊1
	Zherong	伊1
	Shouning	伊1
	Zhouning	伊1
	Fuding	伊1
	Matsu	伊1
	Taishun	伊1
	Cangnan	伊1
	Sitiawan (Gutian)	伊1
Southern Min	Xiamen	伊1
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	伊1
	Quanzhou	伊1
	Jinjiang	伊1
	Nan'an	伊1
	Shishi	伊1
	Hui'an	伊1
	Anxi	伊1
	Yongchun	伊1
	Dehua	伊1
	Zhangzhou	伊1
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	伊1
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	伊1
	Hua'an	伊1
	Nanjing	伊1
	Pinghe	伊1
	Zhangpu	伊1
	Yunxiao	伊1
	Zhao'an	伊1
	Dongshan	伊1
	Taipei	伊1
	Taipei (Wanhua)	伊1
	Kaohsiung	伊1
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	伊1
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	伊1
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	伊1
	Yilan	伊1
	Changhua (Lukang)	伊1
	Taichung	伊1
	Taichung (Wuqi)	伊1
	Tainan	伊1
	Taitung	伊1
	Hsinchu	伊1
	Kinmen	伊1
	Penghu (Magong)	伊1
	Penang (Hokkien)	伊1
	Singapore (Hokkien)	伊1
	Manila (Hokkien)	伊1
	Medan (Hokkien)	伊1
	Longyan	伊1
	Zhangping	伊1
	Datian	伊1
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	他, 伊1
	Guilin (Biyange)	伊1
	Cangnan	伊1
	Chaozhou	伊1
	Shantou	伊1
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	伊1
	Jieyang	伊1
	Haifeng	伊1
	Bangkok (Teochew)	伊1
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	伊1
	Singapore (Teochew)	伊1
	Pontianak (Teochew)	伊1
	Leizhou	伊1
	Wenchang	伊1
	Haikou	伊1
	Qionghai	伊1
	Singapore (Hainanese)	伊1
Puxian Min	Putian	伊1
	Xianyou	伊1
Central Min	Yong'an	渠
	Sanyuan	渠
	Shaxian	渠
	Yanping (Wangtai)	渠
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	𠇼
	Guangze	𠇼
	Jiangle	渠
	Mingxi	渠
	Shunchang	渠
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	伊1
	Sanxiang	伊1
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	佢
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	他
Shehua	Jingning	渠
Wu	Shanghai	伊2
	Shanghai (Chongming)	伊2
	Shanghai (Jiading)	伊2
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	是渠, 實渠, 渠
	Suzhou	俚, 俚倷, 唔倷
	Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang)	伊2, 伊奴
	Wuxi	佗
	Changshu	伊2
	Haimen	他, 伊2
	Jiaxing	伊內
	Jiashan	伊2, 伊儂
	Pinghu	伊儂
	Haining (Yanguan)	伊2
	Tongxiang	伊2, 夷儂
	Haiyan	伊2, 葉內, 候內
	Changzhou	佗
	Danyang	他
	Gaochun	他
	Huzhou	是其
	Changxing	是夷, 夷
	Anji (Ancheng)	其
	Deqing	夷
	Hangzhou	他
	Hangzhou (Yuhang)	夷, 其
	Hangzhou (Lin'an)	夷, 是夷, 其
	Hangzhou (Fuyang)	夷, 是夷
	Hangzhou (Xiaoshan)	夷
	Tonglu	夷, 是夷
	Tonglu (Wusheng)	夷, 他
	Shaoxing	夷
	Zhuji	其
	Shengzhou	夷
	Xinchang	其
	Ningbo	渠, 渠儂
	Zhenhai	其
	Fenghua	其
	Yuyao	渠
	Cixi	渠
	Xiangshan	其, 像其
	Ninghai	其, 其儂
	Zhoushan	其
	Huangyan	渠
	Tiantai	渠
	Xianju	渠
	Sanmen	渠
	Linhai	渠
	Wenling	渠
	Wenzhou	渠
	Yueqing	渠
	Yongjia (Fenglin)	渠
	Rui'an	渠
	Pingyang	渠
	Taishun	其
	Wencheng	渠
	Lishui	渠
	Qingtian	渠
	Jinyun	渠
	Wuyi (Liucheng)	渠
	Songyang (Xiping)	渠
	Yunhe	他, 其
	Jingning	他, 渠
	Qingyuan	渠
	Longquan	渠
	Quzhou	渠
Suichang	渠
Jiangshan	渠
Changshan	渠
Kaihua	渠
Longyou	渠, 渠儂
Jinhua	渠
Jinhua (Tangxi)	渠, 渠儂
Yiwu	渠
Yongkang	渠
Pujiang	其, 徐
Dongyang	渠
Wuyi	渠
Lanxi	渠, 渠儂
Xiang	Changsha	他
	Loudi	他
	Shuangfeng	他
	Quanzhou	他
Note	In spoken language, Chinese varieties in general do not distinguish gender/animacy in the third-person pronoun; distinctions are only sometimes made in writing. 佢 is commonly used in Yue, Hakka and Pinghua, while 渠 is more common in other varieties

Dialectal synonyms of 的 (“possessive particle”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		之
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		的
Mandarin	Beijing	的
	Taiwan	的
	Chengdu	的
	Guilin	的
	Malaysia	的
	Singapore	的
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	的
	Dagudi (Maliba)	的
	Reshuitang (Longling)	的
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	的
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	的
	Pematangsiantar	的
Cantonese	Guangzhou	嘅 †
	Hong Kong	嘅 †
	Macau	嘅 †
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	嘅
	Taishan	個, 嘅
	Beihai	個
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	個
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	嘅
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	個
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	嘅
	Penang (Guangfu)	嘅
	Singapore (Guangfu)	嘅
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	嘅
	Móng Cái	個
Gan	Nanchang	個
	Lichuan	個
Hakka	Meixian	個
	Wuhua (Meilin)	個
	Nanxiong (Zhuji)	個
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	個
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	個
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	個
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	個
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	個
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	個
	Kuching (Hepo)	嘅
Huizhou	Jixi	仂
Jin	Taiyuan	的
Jiuxing Yumin	Lanxi	個
Northern Min	Jian'ou	個
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	其
Southern Min	Xiamen	個
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	個
	Quanzhou	個
	Zhangzhou	個
	Zhao'an	個
	Dongshan	個
	Taipei	個
	Kaohsiung	個
	Tainan	個
	Penang (Hokkien)	個
	Singapore (Hokkien)	個
	Manila (Hokkien)	個
	Chaozhou	個 †
	Shantou	個 †
	Jieyang	個 †
	Haifeng	個
	Singapore (Teochew)	個 †
	Leizhou	個
	Wenchang	個
	Singapore (Hainanese)	個
Puxian Min	Xianyou	兮
Central Min	Yong'an	兮
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	個 †
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	嘅
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Liutang, Lingui)	嘅
Wu	Shanghai	個
	Suzhou	個
	Wuxi	個
	Hangzhou	的
	Ningbo	個
	Wenzhou	個
Xiang	Changsha	的
	Loudi	個
	Shaoyang	個
Note	† - may use corresponding classifier in certain contexts

Compounds

• 上下其手 (shàngxiàqíshǒu)
• 三緘其口／三缄其口 (sānjiānqíkǒu)
• 不乏其人 (bùfáqírén)
• 不其然
• 不勝其擾／不胜其扰
• 不勝其煩／不胜其烦 (bùshèngqífán)
• 不厭其煩／不厌其烦 (bùyàn qí fán)
• 不厭其詳／不厌其详 (bùyàn qí xiáng)
• 不堪其擾／不堪其扰 (bùkānqírǎo)
• 不安其室
• 不得其死 (bùdéqísǐ)
• 不憚其煩／不惮其烦
• 不解其故
• 不計其數／不计其数 (bùjì-qíshù)
• 乘其不備／乘其不备
• 乘其不意
• 二三其德
• 二三其意
• 五世其昌
• 以售其奸
• 以售其技
• 伊里其 (Yīlǐqí)
• 何其 (héqí)
• 依力克其 (Yīlìkèqí)
• 依蓋爾其／依盖尔其 (Yīgài'ěrqí)
• 允執其中／允执其中
• 充其量 (chōngqíliàng)
• 兩全其美／两全其美 (liǎngquánqíměi)
• 其中 (qízhōng)
• 其今
• 其他 (qítā)
• 其來有自／其来有自
• 其內／其内
• 其勢洶洶／其势汹汹 (qíshìxiōngxiōng)
• 其味無窮／其味无穷
• 其外 (qíwài)
• 其實／其实 (qíshí)
• 其後／其后 (qíhòu)
• 其從如雲／其从如云
• 其情可憫／其情可悯
• 其應若響／其应若响
• 其樂不窮／其乐不穷
• 其樂無比／其乐无比
• 其樂無窮／其乐无穷 (qílèwúqióng)
• 其樂融融／其乐融融 (qílèróngróng)
• 其次 (qícì)
• 其程
• 其貌不揚／其貌不扬 (qímàobùyáng)
• 其間／其间 (qíjiān)
• 其餘／其余 (qíyú)
• 其高
• 出其不備／出其不备
• 出其不意 (chūqíbùyì)
• 出其東門／出其东门
• 勉為其難／勉为其难 (miǎnwéiqínán)
• 卡其布 (kǎqíbù)
• 反其真
• 名副其實／名副其实 (míngfùqíshí)
• 各司其事
• 各展其長／各展其长
• 各得其宜
• 各從其志／各从其志
• 各得其所 (gèdéqísuǒ)
• 各為其主／各为其主
• 各異其趣／各异其趣
• 各盡其用／各尽其用
• 名符其實／名符其实 (míngfúqíshí)
• 各行其志
• 各行其是 (gèxíngqíshì)
• 名過其實／名过其实 (míngguòqíshí)
• 吞吐其辭／吞吐其辞
• 含糊其辭／含糊其辞 (hánhúqící)
• 吠非其主
• 哲人其萎
• 圖呼其／图呼其 (Túhūqí)
• 土耳其 (Tǔ'ěrqí)
• 土耳其浴 (tǔ'ěrqí yù)
• 土耳其語／土耳其语 (tǔ'ěrqíyǔ)
• 地盡其利／地尽其利
• 坐享其成 (zuòxiǎngqíchéng)
• 大張其詞／大张其词
• 大抬其槓／大抬其杠
• 大異其趣／大异其趣
• 大行其道 (dàxíngqídào)
• 天誘其衷／天诱其衷
• 奉其正朔
• 尤其 (yóuqí)
• 居其大半
• 巴格其 (Bāgéqí)
• 康其 (Kāngqí)
• 廁身其間／厕身其间
• 張大其事／张大其事
• 張大其詞／张大其词
• 徒有其名 (túyǒuqímíng)
• 得其三昧
• 得其所
• 得其所哉
• 復蹈其轍／复蹈其辙
• 微乎其微 (wēihūqíwēi)
• 忘其所以
• 恰如其分 (qiàrúqífèn)
• 恭逢其盛
• 慎重其事
• 懷璧其罪／怀璧其罪 (huáibìqízuì)
• 我行其野
• 投其所好 (tóuqísuǒhào)
• 掩其不備／掩其不备
• 掩其無備／掩其无备
• 捨我其誰／舍我其谁 (shěwǒqíshéi)
• 擊其不意／击其不意
• 支吾其詞／支吾其词 (zhīwuqící)
• 攻其不備／攻其不备 (gōngqíbùbèi)
• 攻其無備／攻其无备 (gōngqíwúbèi)
• 文如其人 (wénrúqírén)
• 普恰克其 (Pǔqiàkèqí)
• 曲盡其妙／曲尽其妙
• 會逢其適／会逢其适
• 有其父必有其子 (yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ)
• 望其肩背
• 望其肩項／望其肩项
• 望其項背／望其项背 (wàngqíxiàngbèi)
• 果不其然 (guǒbùqírán)
• 果如其言
• 杼軸其空／杼轴其空
• 梁木其壞
• 極其／极其 (jíqí)
• 樂在其中／乐在其中 (lèzàiqízhōng)
• 樂觀其成／乐观其成 (lèguānqíchéng)
• 欺以其方
• 死得其所
• 殷其靁
• 求其友聲／求其友声
• 泰山其頹／泰山其颓
• 洞察其奸
• 洞燭其奸
• 烏爾其／乌尔其 (Wū'ěrqí)
• 無出其右／无出其右 (wúchūqíyòu)
• 物傷其類／物伤其类 (wùshāngqílèi)
• 物盡其用／物尽其用 (wùjìnqíyòng)
• 獨善其身／独善其身
• 獨行其是／独行其是
• 獨行其道／独行其道
• 玉成其事
• 玉成其美
• 玉爾其／玉尔其 (Yù'ěrqí)
• 理過其辭／理过其辞
• 用其所長／用其所长
• 用非其人
• 盡其在我／尽其在我
• 盡其所長／尽其所长
• 直呼其名
• 瞠乎其後／瞠乎其后 (chēnghūqíhòu)
• 知幾其神／知几其神
• 確有其事／确有其事 (quèyǒuqíshì)
• 神乎其技 (shénhūqíjì)
• 神乎其神
• 突如其來／突如其来 (tūrúqílái)
• 窮極其妙／穷极其妙
• 繩其祖武／绳其祖武
• 罄其所有
• 置身其中
• 聽其自然／听其自然
• 自取其咎 (zìqǔqíjiù)
• 自取其禍／自取其祸 (zìqǔqíhuò)
• 自取其辱 (zìqǔqírǔ)
• 自圓其說／自圆其说 (zìyuánqíshuō)
• 自得其樂／自得其乐 (zìdéqílè)
• 自食其力 (zìshíqílì)
• 自食其果 (zìshíqíguǒ)
• 與其／与其 (yǔqí)
• 舍我其誰／舍我其谁 (shěwǒqíshéi)
• 莫名其妙 (mòmíngqímiào)
• 莫明其妙 (mòmíngqímiào)
• 薩其馬／萨其马 (sàqímǎ)
• 虛有其表／虚有其表 (xūyǒuqíbiǎo)
• 言過其實／言过其实 (yánguòqíshí)
• 誇大其辭／夸大其辞 (kuādàqící)
• 誇張其辭／夸张其辞
• 誇誇其談／夸夸其谈 (kuākuāqítán)
• 譽過其實／誉过其实
• 貨暢其流／货畅其流
• 身當其境／身当其境
• 身臨其境／身临其境 (shēnlínqíjìng)
• 躬逢其盛
• 這其間／这其间
• 遂其所願／遂其所愿
• 過甚其實／过甚其实
• 過甚其詞／过甚其词
• 適得其反／适得其反 (shìdéqífǎn)
• 適得其所／适得其所 (shìdéqísuǒ)
• 適逢其會／适逢其会
• 鄭重其事／郑重其事
• 閃爍其詞／闪烁其词 (shǎnshuòqící)
• 闊其坎／阔其坎 (Kuòqíkǎn)
• 闃其無人／阒其无人
• 阿其克 (Āqíkè)
• 阿其所好
• 隱約其辭／隐约其辞
• 難辭其咎／难辞其咎 (náncíqíjiù)
• 靜觀其變／静观其变 (jìngguānqíbiàn)
• 順其自然／顺其自然 (shùnqízìrán)
• 首當其衝／首当其冲 (shǒudāngqíchōng)
• 高下其手
• 鬼瞰其室

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jī (ji¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jī
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ji
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹
    • Yale: jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji
    • Palladius: цзи (czi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei¹
    • Yale: gēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: ki

Rime
Character	其
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	居之切
Baxter	ki
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kɨ/
Pan Wuyun	/kɨ/
Shao Rongfen	/kie/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kɨ/
Li Rong	/kiə/
Wang Li	/kĭə/
Bernard Karlgren	/ki/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jī
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gei1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*kɯ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	其
Reading #	1/2
No.	9937
Phonetic component	其
Rime group	之
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	姬
Old Chinese	/*kɯ/

Definitions

其

1. (obsolete) Used at the end of a sentence to show doubt.

   • 夜如何其？ [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Yè rúhé jī? [Pinyin]

     How goes the night?

   • 征夫懷往路，起視夜何其？ [MSC, trad.]
     征夫怀往路，起视夜何其？ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 蘇武 Su Wu, 《詩四首》"Four Poems" No. 3, included in 文選 Selections of Refined Literature

     Zhēngfū huái wǎnglù, qǐ shì yè hé jī? [Pinyin]

     This traveler, thinking of the road ahead, rises to see how the night goes.

2. (obsolete) Used in personal names.

   酈食其／郦食其  ―  Lì Yìjī  ―  Li Yiji (an advisor to Liu Bang)

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jì (ji⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jì
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴
    • Yale: jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jih
    • Palladius: цзи (czi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei³
    • Yale: gei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³³/

Definitions

其

1. (archaic) Only used in 彼其.

References

• (Hakka) Lau, Chun-fat. Hakka Pinyin Dictionary (Chinese). Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 1997 (Chinese IME supplement) →ISBN.
• (Min Nan) “Entry #3600”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
• “其”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[2], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00292

Japanese

Kanji

其

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

Readings

• Go-on: ぎ (gi); ご (go)
• Kan-on: き (ki)
• Kun: その (sono, 其の); それ (sore, 其れ); それ (sore, 其); し (shi, 其)
• Nanori: その (sono)

Compounds

• 其(そ)れ (sore)
• 其(そ)の (sono)
• 其(そ)処(こ) (soko)
• 其(そ)方(ちら) (sochira)
• 其(そ)れ共(とも) (soretomo)

Pronoun

Kanji in this term
其
し Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

其(し) • (shi) 

1. (archaic) that
2. you
3. oneself

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 其 (MC gi).

Historical readings
Recorded as Middle Korean 끵 (Yale: kkuy) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448. Recorded as Middle Korean 기 (ki) (Yale: ki) in Sinjeung Yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ki]
• Phonetic hangul: [기]

Hanja

Wikisource

其 (eumhun 그 기 (geu gi))

1. (literary) Hanja form^? of 기 (“therein”).
2. (literary) Hanja form^? of 기 (“his; her; its; their”).
   • 1895, “第五課 世宗大王”, in 국민소학독본(國民小學讀本) (gungminsohakdokbon):

     外國(외국)에ᄂᆞᆫ 다 其(기) 國(국) 文字(문자)ㅣ 有(유)ᄒᆞ되 我國(아국)에ᄂᆞᆫ 無(무)ᄒᆞ다 ᄒᆞ샤 訓民正音(훈민정음)을 지으시고

     wōy.kwuk-eynon tā ki kwuk mwun.ca-i yū-hotoy ā.kwuk-eynon mwu-hota hosya Hwūn.min.ceng.um-ul cīusikwo

     [He] created the Hunmin Jeongeum as other countries had its own writing system but our country did not

3. (literary) Hanja form^? of 기 (“that; those”).
   • 1914, 나혜석 [Han: 羅蕙錫, Na Hye-sok], 이상적 부인 [isangjeok bu'in, Han: 理想的夫人, An ideal wife]:

     其(기) 時代(시대)의 先覺者(선각자)가 되어 […]

     gi sidae-ui seon-gakjaga doeeo

     Becoming the pioneer of that era […]

Compounds

Compounds

• 기간 (其間, gigan)
• 기타 (其他, gita)
• 각기 (各其, gakgi)
• 기여 (其餘, giyeo)
• 급기 (及其, geupgi)
• 기외 (其外, gioe)
• 기역 (其亦, giyeok)
• 기수 (其數, gisu)
• 기중 (其中, gijung)
• 기처 (其處, gicheo)
• 기차 (其次, gicha)
• 급기야 (及其也, geupgiya)
• 급기시 (及其時, geupgisi)
• 기역시 (其亦是, giyeoksi)
• 즉기시 (卽其時, jeukgisi)
• 사기사 (事其事, sagisa)
• 득기소 (得其所, deukgiso)
• 적기시 (適其時, jeokgisi)
• 거기중 (居其中, geogijung)
• 어기중 (於其中, eogijung)
• 출기불의 (出其不意, chulgiburui)

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [3]

Vietnamese

Han character

其: Hán Nôm readings: kì, kỳ, cà, khởi

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