洎

jì
#6,322 most
frequent character
to reach, when

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

洎 uses 氵 water as a picture part and 自 zì as a sound part. It first meant adding liquid to a cauldron. The sense 'to reach' was borrowed for the sound, and 'when' grew from that.

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Homophones

HSK 4
寄jì
to live (in a house), to lodge
记jì
remember
季jì
season, period
既jì
already, since, as
计jì
. count, . to count
祭jì
to offer a sacrifice to
忌jì
to avoid

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