TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
暨
ㄐㄧˋ · jì
conjunction — and, together with; up to, reaching (literary)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A dawn-sun (旦) only half-risen, with 既 jì — already — carrying the sound, unchanged. The sun reaching just to the rim gives "reaching up to," and from there the joining word: 暨今 up to now, and 暨 standing between names for "and, together with."
意 · Meanings
(本義)及、到— reaching up to常用
→暨、以及— and, together with常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension