鸡 chicken
jī 现代普通话 Modern MandarinAI 合成语音 AI-generated voice
繁体 雞 · 简体 鸡
Traditional 雞 · Simplified 鸡
最早的字形像一只鸡，特别突出鸡冠和鸡嘴。后来加上表音的“奚”，鸟形也逐渐定型。 The earliest forms pictured a chicken, especially its comb and beak. Later, 奚 was added for sound, while the bird part became more conventional.
分类依据 Why these classifications?
传统六书分类可以交叉。前四类描述构形，假借与转注涉及用字或字词关系。标签可能对应不同历史或现代字形。问号表示暂定或传统解释；打开汉字可查看依据。 The six traditional classifications (六书) overlap. The first four describe construction; loangraphs and derivative cognates concern use or relationships. Tags may refer to different historical or modern forms. A question mark flags a provisional or traditional interpretation; open a character for its evidence.
象形 Pictographs 雞
有来源支持的分析 Source-supported analysis最早的鸡字形描画鸟形，尤其突出冠和喙。此标签针对加入声符以前的早期字形。
The earliest chicken forms picture the bird, especially its comb and beak. This tag refers to those early forms, before the sound component was added.
参考资料 References: [1]形声 Phono-semantic compounds 雞 / 鷄
有来源支持的分析 Source-supported analysis后来的「雞」「鷄」由鸟类部件与声符「奚」构成。简体「鸡」简省了结构，不再保留完整的「奚」声符。
Later 雞 and 鷄 combine a bird component with 奚 for sound. Simplified 鸡 abbreviates the structure and no longer preserves the full 奚 sound component.
参考资料 References: [1][2]
中间形态是教学示意，并非已证实的古代字形。 Intermediate shapes are teaching illustrations, not attested ancient glyphs.
所选字形 THE SELECTED FORM
词义示意图 Meaning illustration
最早的字形像一只鸡，特别突出鸡冠和鸡嘴。后来加上表音的“奚”，鸟形也逐渐定型。 这幅图介绍词义或关系，并不是对最早字形的摹写。 The earliest forms pictured a chicken, especially its comb and beak. Later, 奚 was added for sound, while the bird part became more conventional. This picture introduces the meaning or a relationship, not a transcription of the earliest graph.
把整个故事放在眼前。 The whole story, in view.
点击任一字形或连接 Choose any form or connection早期字形 EARLY FORMS
现代字形规范 MODERN CONVENTIONS
这里只收录了插图与现代字形。动画最后呈现简体字，用于教学比较，并非历史时间线；缺失的早期证据仍明确标出。 Only the illustration and modern forms are available here. The animation ends with the simplified character and is a teaching comparison, not a historical timeline; missing early evidence remains visible.
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原创教学插图
Original teaching illustration词义示意图 Meaning illustration
最早的字形像一只鸡，特别突出鸡冠和鸡嘴。后来加上表音的“奚”，鸟形也逐渐定型。 这幅图介绍词义或关系，并不是对最早字形的摹写。 The earliest forms pictured a chicken, especially its comb and beak. Later, 奚 was added for sound, while the bird part became more conventional. This picture introduces the meaning or a relationship, not a transcription of the earliest graph.
“雞”起初象形，后来的字形结合了鸟类部件和声符。“鷄”也是传统写法。 雞 has a pictorial beginning, but its later form combines a bird component with a sound clue. 鷄 is another traditional form.