其

See also: 丌 and 甘

其	U+5176, 其 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5176

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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

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)

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. Hence, the modified version was 𠔝. See also the bottom component of 眞.

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
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gi²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kî

(Teochew, Peng'im): ki⁵
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶ji / ²ji
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ji²

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 Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khì
  - Hakka Romanization System: ki^ˇ
  - 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/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: gi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki¹³/
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
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶ji
  - MiniDict: ji^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³jji
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑi²³/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²ji
  - MiniDict: ji^平
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /d͡ʑi²²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi¹³/

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/
Bernhard 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

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.
he; she; it; they; one
投其所好 ― tóuqísuǒhào ― to adapt to somebody's taste (lit. to cater to that which one likes)
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.
(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.
(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!
(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.
(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?
(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!"
(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.
(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?"
(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!
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
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	他, 怹 honorific
	Taiwan	他
	Chengde	他
	Ulanhot	他
	Tongliao	他
	Chifeng	他
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	他
	Heihe	他
	Qiqihar	他
	Harbin	他
	Jiamusi	他
	Baicheng	他
	Changchun	他
	Tonghua	他
	Shenyang	他
	Jinzhou	他
	Malaysia	他
	Singapore	他
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	他
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	他
	Tangshan	他
	Cangzhou	他
	Lijin	他
	Weifang (Weicheng)	他
	Weifang (Fangzi)	他
	Changle	他
	Shouguang	他
	Wulian	他
	Jinan	他
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	他
	Dandong	他
	Yantai	他
	Yantai (Muping)	他
	Qingdao	他
	Weifang (Hanting)	他
	Changyi	他
	Gaomi	他
	Zhucheng	他
	Anqiu	他
	Linqu	他
	Qingzhou	他
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	他
	Lingbao	他
	Wanrong	他, 伢
	Linfen	他
	Shangqiu	他
	Yuanyang	他
	Zhengzhou	他
	Xinyang	他
	Baihe	他
	Xi'an	他
	Dingbian	他
	Baoji	他
	Tianshui	他
	Xining	家, 他
	Xuzhou	他
	Pizhou	他
	Lianyungang (Ganyu)	他
	Donghai	他
	Fuyang	他
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	他
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	他
	Bayanhot	他
	Lanzhou	他, 那
	Dunhuang	他
	Hami	他
	Ürümqi	他
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	他
	Nanchong	他
	Dazhou	他
	Hanyuan	他
	Xichang	他
	Zigong	他
	Chongqing	他
	Wuhan	他, 他家
	Yichang	他
	Xiangyang	他
	Tianmen	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
	Jishou	他
	Changde	他
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	他
	Hanzhong	他
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	他
	Yangzhou	他
	Baoying	他
	Taizhou	他
	Zhenjiang	他
	Lianyungang	他
	Huai'an (Huaiyin)	他
	Lianshui	他
	Xuyi	他
	Xinghua	他
	Nantong	他
	Rugao	他
	Yancheng	他
	Funing	他
	Sihong	他
	Anqing	他
	Wuhu	他
	Hefei	他
	Hong'an	他
Mandarin	Qinzhou (Longmengang)	他
	Fuzhou (Qinjiang, Changle)	他
	Nanping (Yanping)	他
Cantonese	Guangzhou	佢
	Hong Kong	佢
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	佢
	Hong Kong (Shek Pik 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, Xiaolan)	佢
	Zhongshan (Tanbei, Xiaolan)	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, Minzhong)	佢
	Zhongshan (Minzhong)	佢
	Zhongshan (Guzhen)	佢
	Zhongshan (Banfu)	佢
	Zhongshan (Tanzhou)	佢
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	佢
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; 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
	Shenzhen (Pingdong, Longgang; Shehua)	其
	Shenzhen (Pingshan Zhanmi)	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
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	佢
	Jiexi	佢
	Changting	佢
	Shanghang	佢
	Longyan (Yongding)	佢
	Wuping	佢
	Wuping (Pingyu)	佢
	Liancheng	佢
	Ninghua	佢
	Qingliu	佢
	Yudu	佢
	Ruijin	佢
	Shicheng	佢
	Shangyou (Shexi)	佢
	Ganzhou (Nankang)	佢
	Dingnan	佢
	Longnan	佢
	Xunwu	佢
	Huichang	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
	Lüliang (Lishi)	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
	Fuzhou (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
Puxian Min	Xianyou	伊₁
Central Min	Yong'an	渠
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	渠
	Sanming (Shaxian)	渠
	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	渠
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	𠇼
	Guangze	𠇼
	Jiangle	渠
	Mingxi	渠
	Shunchang	渠
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	伊₁
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	伊₁
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	佢
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	他
Shehua	Jingning (Hexi)	渠
Wu	Shanghai	伊₂
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	是渠, 實渠, 渠
	Shanghai (Jiading)	伊₂
	Shanghai (Chongming)	伊₂
	Suzhou	俚, 俚倷, 唔倷
	Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang)	伊₂, 伊奴
	Wuxi	佗
	Changshu	伊₂
	Nantong (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
	Nanjing (Gaochun)	他
	Huzhou	是其
	Changxing	是夷, 夷
	Anji	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
	Ningbo (Zhenhai)	其
	Ningbo (Fenghua)	其
	Yuyao	渠
	Cixi	渠
	Xiangshan	其, 像其
	Ninghai	其, 其儂
	Zhoushan	其
	Taizhou (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
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	的
	Taiwan	的
	Malaysia	的
	Singapore	的
Central Plains Mandarin	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	的
Central Plains Mandarin	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	的
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	的
	Guilin	的
	Kokang	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
Gan	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	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	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

Dialectal synonyms of 那 (“that”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		彼, 其, 夫, 爾
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		那, 該
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	那
	Taiwan	那
	Chengde	那
	Chifeng	那
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	那
	Heihe	那
	Qiqihar	那
	Harbin	那
	Jiamusi	那
	Baicheng	那
	Changchun	那
	Tonghua	那
	Shenyang	那
	Jinzhou	那
	Malaysia	那
	Singapore	那
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	那
	Tangshan	那
	Cangzhou	那
	Baoding	那
	Shijiazhuang	那
	Lijin	那, 乜
	Jinan	那
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	那
	Dandong	那
	Yantai	那, 乜
	Yantai (Muping)	那
	Zhucheng	那, 乜
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	那
	Wanrong	𠰻, 兀₃, 奈
	Linfen	兀
	Shangqiu	那
	Yuanyang	那
	Zhengzhou	那
	Xinyang	那
	Baihe	那
	Xi'an	兀₃, 那
	Baoji	那
	Tianshui	那
	Xining	那
	Xuzhou	那
	Pizhou	那
	Lianyungang (Ganyu)	那
	Donghai	那
	Fuyang	那
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	那, 呶
	Lanzhou	那
	Dunhuang	那
	Hami	那
	Ürümqi	那
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	那
	Nanchong	那
	Dazhou	那
	Hanyuan	那
	Xichang	那
	Zigong	那
	Chongqing	那
	Wuhan	那
	Yichang	那
	Xiangyang	那
	Tianmen	那
	Guiyang	那
	Zunyi	那
	Bijie	那
	Liping	那
	Zhaotong	那
	Dali	那
	Kunming	那
	Mengzi	那
	Guilin	那
	Liuzhou	那
	Jishou	那
	Changde	那
	Hanzhong	那
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	那
	Yangzhou	那
	Baoying	那
	Taizhou	那
	Zhenjiang	那
	Lianyungang	那
	Huai'an (Huaiyin)	那
	Lianshui	那
	Nantong	葛
	Rugao	那
	Yancheng	那
	Funing	那
	Sihong	那
	Wuhu	那, 顧
	Hefei	那
	Hong'an	那
Cantonese	Guangzhou	嗰
	Hong Kong	嗰
	Macau	嗰
	Taishan	嚀, 𡃕
	Dongguan	嗰
	Yangjiang	那
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	嗰
	Singapore (Guangfu)	嗰
Gan	Nanchang	許
	Nanchang (Wangcheng)	許
	Anyi	爾
	Lushan	爾
	Pengze	爾
	Duchang	爾
	Wuning (Quankou)	爾
	Poyang	爾
	Yugan	爾
	Wannian	那
	Hengfeng	爾
	Yanshan	爾
	Leping	恁
	Fengxin	許
	Wanzai	許
	Fengcheng	許
	Xinyu	許
	Fuzhou (Shangdundu)	恁
	Fuzhou (Dongxiang)	恁
	Nancheng	階
	Nanfeng	許
	Yihuang	里
	Lichuan	許
	Chongren	許
	Pingxiang	恁
	Ji'an	改
	Yongfeng	蓋
	Xiajiang	許
	Yingtan (Yujiang)	里
	Guixi	許
	Jinxian	恁
	Jinxi	恁
	Le'an	許
	Guangchang	該
	Anfu	改
	Wan'an	介
	Jing'an	許
Hakka	Changting	解
	Shanghang	介
	Wuping	解
	Liancheng	解
	Qingliu	介
	Yudu	界
	Shangyou (Shexi)	界
	Dayu	密
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	該
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	該
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	該
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	該
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	該
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	遐
	Hong Kong	哎
	Kuching (Hepo)	嗰
Huizhou	Jixi	那
	Shexian	那
	Wuyuan	箇
	Fuliang	爾
Jin	Taiyuan	兀₃, 那
	Yangyuan	那
	Datong	那
	Xinzhou	𠰻
	Lüliang (Lishi)	那, 𠰻
	Changzhi	那
	Linhe	那
	Jining	那
	Hohhot	那
	Erenhot	那
	Pingshan	那
	Zhangjiakou	那
	Handan	那
	Suide	那
Northern Min	Jian'ou	兀₄
	Songxi	兀₄
	Zhenghe	兀₄
	Jianyang	兀₄
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	許
	Fuzhou (Changle)	許
	Lianjiang	許
	Fuqing	許
	Pingtan	許
	Yongtai	許
	Minqing	許
	Gutian	許
	Pingnan	許
	Luoyuan	許
	Fu'an	許
	Xiapu	許
	Zherong	那
	Shouning	許
	Zhouning	許
	Fuding	許
	Singapore (Fuqing)	許
Southern Min	Xiamen	彼, 許
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	彼
	Quanzhou	彼, 許
	Jinjiang	彼
	Nan'an	彼
	Shishi	彼
	Hui'an	彼
	Anxi	彼
	Yongchun	彼
	Dehua	彼
	Zhangzhou	彼, 許
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	彼
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	彼
	Hua'an	彼
	Nanjing	彼
	Pinghe	彼
	Zhangpu	彼
	Yunxiao	彼
	Zhao'an	彼
	Dongshan	彼
	Taipei	彼
	Kaohsiung	彼
	Penghu (Xiyu)	那
	Singapore (Hokkien)	彼
	Manila (Hokkien)	彼, 許
	Datian	彼
	Chaozhou	許
	Shantou	許
	Haifeng	許
	Singapore (Teochew)	許
	Batam (Teochew)	許
	Wenchang	許
	Singapore (Hainanese)	許
Shaojiang Min	Guangze	兀₄
Shaojiang Min	Mingxi	兀₄
Wu	Shanghai	埃, 伊
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	威
	Shanghai (Chongming)	艾, 港, 葛 also this
	Suzhou	歸
	Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang)	介面
	Wuxi	過
	Changshu	過
	Changzhou	過
	Danyang	過
	Nanjing (Zhongbao, Gaochun)	古
	Wenzhou	許
	Shangrao	麼
	Yushan	忽
Xiang	Changsha	那
Xiang	Shuangfeng	喏

Compounds

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jī (ji¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹

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/

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/
Bernhard 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

(obsolete) Used at the end of a sentence to show doubt.
- 夜如何其？ [Literary 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.
(obsolete) Used in personal names.
酈食其／郦食其 ― Lì Yìjī ― Li Yiji (an advisor to Liu Bang)

Descendants

Vietnamese: cơ

Pronunciation 3

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jì (ji⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei³

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

(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 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
“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)

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

Pronoun

Kanji in this term
其
し Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

其(し) • (shi)

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

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

其

Wikisource

其 (eumhun 그 기 (geu gi))

(literary) hanja form^? of 기 (“therein”)
(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)에 ᄂᆞᆫ 다 其(기) 國(국) 文字(문자)ㅣ 有(유)ᄒᆞ되 我國(아국)에 ᄂᆞᆫ 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
(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

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]