歧
qí
#2,067 most
frequent character
divergent, side road
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
歧 qí combines 止, a foot, with 支 zhī, a branch. A foot at a branch gives the first meaning, 'branch of a road'. From there it grew to 'divergent', then 'different'. 支 zhī also supplies the sound, but the link is not clear in Mandarin.
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