TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
其
ㄑㄧˊ · qí
pron — his, her, its, their; that
字源 FORM — what the parts do
其形a winnowing basket on its standthe original graph for 箕
A woven winnowing basket set on its stand — the original graph for 箕 jī. The basket's character was lent out and never returned: classical Chinese took it for his, its, that — 其中、其他、尤其.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
簸箕一上一下，糠隨風飄走，米沉在底。
The basket tosses; chaff drifts off on the wind, the grain settles to the bottom.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)簸箕（後作箕）— winnowing basket (now 箕)
→其中、其他、尤其— his, its; that — the borrowed pronoun常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
箕jīthe basket sense regrown under bamboo 竹期＝ ＋ 月qí lends its sound — with 月, a set time