祇

Information about character(s)

Radical: 示
Radical Strokes: 5
Additional Strokes: 4
Total Strokes: 8
Variants: 只

Pronunciation

Pinyin: qí, chí, zhī
Cantonese: kei4 zi2
JapaneseKun: KUNITSUKAMI TADA MASANI
JapaneseOn: KI GI SHI
Korean: KI CI

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: the spirit of the earth; (used for U+53EA 只) only, merely, but

CE-Dict: earth-spirit/peace

Soothill: To revere, venerate; only; translit. j (ज्) in 祇園精舍; 祇樹給孤獨園 The vihāra (विहार) and garden Jetavana, bought by Anāthapiṇḍaka from prince Jeta and given to Śākyamuni.

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《示部》祇地祇，提出萬物者也。从示氏聲。

康熙字典文字版 【午集下】【示字部】祇
【唐韻】巨支切【集韻】【韻會】翹移切【正韻】渠宜切，𠀤音岐。同示，地神。【說文】地祇，提出萬物者也。　又安也。【詩·小雅】壹者之來，俾我祇也。【註】壹者之來見我，我則知之，是使我心安也。　又大也。【易·復卦】不遠復無祇悔。【韓康伯云】祇，大也。旣能速復，是無大悔。　又【廣韻】【集韻】【韻會】章移切【正韻】旨而切，𠀤音支。適也，但也。【詩·小雅】祇攪我心。　【韻會】孫奕示兒編曰：祇兩音，音岐者，神祇之祇。音支者，訓適是也，如詩亦祇以異。揚子曰：兹苦也，祇其所以爲樂也歟。陸德明司馬溫公𠀤以爲音支。今杜詩韓詩或書作秖，从禾从氏，而俗讀曰質者，非也。【玉篇】秖，竹尸切。【廣韻】秖，丁尼切。皆註曰：穀始熟也。　又通作圻。【左傳·昭十二年】是以獲沒於祇宮。【馬融云】圻內游觀之宮。

CF-Dict: seulement/simplement/uniquement/mais

Han-De-Dict: nur, bloß, lediglich (u.E.) (Adv)