旣
- already, previously, soon;
- “already happened” or “about to happen”;
Etymology
Phono-semantic compound:
皀 (급, fragrance, food) – semantic component, showing food piled up.
旡 (기, to choke, to be full) – phonetic component, depicting a person turning away after being full.
Together: “already eaten one’s fill,” extended to “already, previously.”
Usage in Korean
旣成 (기성) — already completed
旣往 (기왕) — past, bygone
旣往不咎 (기왕불구) — let bygones be bygones
旣來之則安之 (기래지즉안지) — since it has come, accept it
Words that derived from 旣
Additional notes
无 (旡), though some dictionaries classify it under 牙 or 艮 due to indexing conventions.
旣
이미
기
imi
gi
Kangxi radical:71, 无 + 7
Strokes:11
Unicode:U+65E3
Cangjie input:
- 竹心一女山 (HPMVU)
Composition:
- ⿰ 皀 旡