characters


  PINYIN
 



Main meanings:

auspicious.


HSK - no

STROKES - 12

RADICAL - 示


character

Etymology:

Elements  ----  Altar  示 + basket 其. Phonetic series 其.

The offerings carried on the basket in the altar.

Main Words:

祺祥 qíxiáng lucky; auspicious.


Discussion and sources

Though most of the scholars think that 其 has only a phonetic value, it is clear that it relates here to the auspicious ceremony in which offerings were presented in a basket


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