匙chí

匙

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Modern simplified form (簡體). 匙 (chí, "spoon") remains unchanged from traditional — it combines the ancient radical 匕 (a pictograph of a ladle) with 是 as a phonetic component. In daily use, it appears most often in 湯匙 (soup spoon) and 茶匙 (teaspoon), quietly continuing its three-thousand-year service at the dining table.

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Shuowen

匙 (chí) refers to a spoon, the implement for scooping. The earliest form pictured a spoon with a bowl and a handle, capturing the shape of the tool. The later addition of the phonetic 是 and the radical 匕 (spoon) solidified its meaning as a spoon, and in compound 钥匙 it also denotes a key.

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