Question

既 すで.に 既に(すでに): already; too late既婚(きこん): marriage; married S 艮: northeast (Oriental zodiac); stopping; good radical (no. 138)无: nothing; not exist; crooked heaven radical (no.71) 无 4 既 previously For the waitress primitive, I don´t really see the receipt. So instead, I imagine a waitress holding a plate above her head, using those legs to weave through the tables.

Accepted Answer

キ previously, already, long ago 1 1081 10 71 む・むにょう・すでのつくり 会意 Compound Ideographic Distinguish from formerly (#501). Think of previously as "the previous customer" in a restaurant. At a cheap sleazy diner, the waitress gives you unwashed silverware that was previously used by the previous customer. Yuck. 1481

Kanji	既
Onyomi	キ
Kunyomi	すで.に
English	previously, already, long ago
Examples	既に(すでに): already; too late 既婚(きこん): marriage; married
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1081
Components	艮: northeast (Oriental zodiac); stopping; good radical (no. 138) 无: nothing; not exist; crooked heaven radical (no.71)
Number of Strokes	10
Kanji Radical	无
Radical Number	71
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	む・むにょう・すでのつくり
Traditional Form	既
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	previously
Koohii Story 1	Distinguish from formerly (#501). Think of previously as "the previous customer" in a restaurant. At a cheap sleazy diner, the waitress gives you unwashed silverware that was previously used by the previous customer. Yuck.
Koohii Story 2	For the waitress primitive, I don´t really see the receipt. So instead, I imagine a waitress holding a plate above her head, using those legs to weave through the tables.
RTK Index	1481

Previously Waitress 既 Radical Previous I キ すで.に

Previously Waitress 既 Radical Previous I キすで.に