其
his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
Closest English meanings
his·her·its·that·their
The Calligrapher — Gāo Shìqí 高士奇
Qing courtier famed for refined running script.
Qing calligrapher (), master of running script — known for 鉴藏家. Qing dynasty
Cultural Story
The shape was a basket with a stand, 其, a winnowing tray — later borrowed as the third-person particle. The Analects uses 其实, 'its truth', to cut through a rumour. The Odes set 其中 for 'within it'. The word did plain work long before grammar claimed it.
Common words & phrases
- 其中 among · within · in which · inside
- 其实 actually · in fact · as a matter of fact
- 其他 other · else · the rest · additional
- 其次 next · secondly · then · in the next place
- 极其 extremely · very · exceedingly
- 其间 in the meantime · among them · meanwhile
Read the story behind the character
A note says 其中 three are broken; a speaker says 其实 the price rose. The 其他 files wait in a tray. A list ranks this 其次, next. The storm was 极其 loud; 其间 the lights flickered and the cat hid. None of it needs translation, only a context.
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