Usage of the character 箕
jī
箕
[箕]
- winnow basket
shāojī
筲箕
[筲箕]
- bamboo basket for rice-washing
fújī
扶箕
[扶箕]
- planchette writing (for taking dictation from beyond the grave)
- Ouija board
bòjī
簸箕
[簸箕]
- wicker or bamboo winnowing basket
- dustpan
běnjī
畚箕
[畚箕]
- a bamboo or wicker scoop
- dustpan
yuānjī
箢箕
[箢箕]
- (dialect) scoop-shaped woven bamboo basket
Jīzǐ
箕子
[箕子]
- Jizi, legendary sage from end of Shang dynasty (c. 1100 BC), said to have opposed the tyrant Zhou 紂／纣 ( Zhòu), then ruled ancient Korea in the Zhou 周 ( Zhōu) dynasty
Nánjī Běidǒu
南箕北斗
[南箕北斗]
- lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)
- fig. sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
kèshàojīqiú
克绍箕裘
[克紹箕裘]
- to follow in one's father's footsteps