麂 (jǐ): muntjac (small barking deer)

Measure Word

一只麂 zhī

这双鞋是麂皮做的。

Zhè shuāng xié shì jǐpí zuò de.

These shoes are made of suede.

history

Rarely stands alone; it appears mostly in 麂子 (the muntjac deer) and 麂皮 (suede). The top is the deer radical 鹿, marking it as a kind of deer.

radical

鹿 lù

deer

The deer radical 鹿 wraps the top and left, telling you 麂 is a deer species — specifically the small barking muntjac.

phonetic

几 jǐ

how many; small table

Tucked under the deer radical, 几 supplies the jǐ sound, the same phonetic seen in 机 and 饥.

麂 jǐ