笄

Information about character(s)

Radical: 竹
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 6
Total Strokes: 10

Pronunciation

Pinyin: jī
Cantonese: gai1
JapaneseKun: KOUGAI
JapaneseOn: KEI

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: hairpin; fifteen year old girl

CE-Dict: 15 years old/hairpin for bun

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a hairpin for fastening the hair

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《竹部》笄簪也。从竹幵聲。

康熙字典文字版 【未集上】【竹字部】笄
〔古文〕𠚙【廣韻】古奚切，音雞。【篇海】婦人之笄，則今之簪也。本作筓。

CF-Dict: épingle à cheveux (ancien)/fille de 15 ans (ancien)