Character: 既
Modern (Beijing) reading: jì
Preclassic Old Chinese: kǝps
Classic Old Chinese: kǝć
Western Han Chinese: kǝś
Eastern Han Chinese: kǝś
Early Postclassic Chinese: kɨś
Middle Postclassic Chinese: kɨ̀j
Late Postclassic Chinese: kɨ̀j
Middle Chinese: kɨ̀j
English meaning : to complete, have done
Russian meaning[s]: 1) уже; раз уже, поскольку; 2) с последующим 且, 亦 и... (и...); 3) истощить, исчерпать; конец, окончание; 4) Цзи (фамилия)
Comments: Related to 及 *gǝp 'come to, reach', 暨 *grǝp-s 'to reach to, bring with' q. v.
Radical: 71
Four-angle index: 7554
Karlgren code: 0515 c-f
Shijing occurrences: 10.2, 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 26.4, 35.5, 35.6, 41.1, 41.2, 41.3, 50.3, 54.2, 58.2, 58.5
