# 企

| 企 | U+4F01, &#20225; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4F01 |
| ← 伀 [U+4F00] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 伂 → [U+4F02] |
| ㈽ | U+323D, &#12861; PARENTHESIZED IDEOGRAPH ENTERPRISE |
| ← ㈼ [U+323C] | Enclosed CJK Letters and Months | ㈾ → [U+323E] |

## Translingual
### Han character

企 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 人卜中一 (OYLM), four-corner 8010$_1$, composition ⿱𠆢止)

#### Derived characters

* 𬽾, 㖉, 𰌃, 𢬖, 𱀏, 𱣕, 𦕫, 𨀣, 𬾍, 𬷏, 峜, 𦮳, 𬆍, 𰂝, 𰸍, 𫿸, 𠐰, 𨕲

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 95, character 4
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 422
* Dae Jaweon: page 201, character 6
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 116, character 6
* Unihan data for U+4F01

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 企 :
| Shang | Shang | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Oracle bone script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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| References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi (small seal), Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions), Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script). ||||
人 (“person”) + 止 (“foot”) – a person standing on tiptoes.

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qǐ, qì
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ, ㄑㄧˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): kei$^5$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): kei$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khî
* Eastern Min (BUC): kié
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khì / khí / thì
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gi$^6$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$chi
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cǐ
*** Wade–Giles: chʻi$^3$
*** Yale: chǐ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chii
*** Palladius: ци (ci)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qì
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cì
*** Wade–Giles: chʻi$^4$
*** Yale: chì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chih
*** Palladius: ци (ci)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kei$^5$
*** Yale: kéih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kei$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kéi$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰei̯¹³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: kei$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰei³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khî
*** Hakka Romanization System: ki$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ki$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰi²⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: kié
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰiɛ²¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì
*** Tâi-lô: khì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qix
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰi¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung, Xiamen): /kʰi²¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí
*** Tâi-lô: khí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qie
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thì
*** Tâi-lô: thì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tix
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰi²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: gi$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kĭ
*** Sinological IPA : /ki³⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$chi
*** MiniDict: chi$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$qi
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰi³⁴/
* Middle Chinese: khjeX, khjieH
Rime :
| Character | 企 | 企 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) | 溪 (29) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (13) | 支 (11) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 丘弭切 | 去智切 |
| Baxter | khjeX | khjieH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kʰˠiᴇ$^X$/ | /kʰiᴇ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kʰᵚiɛ$^X$/ | /kʰiɛ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kʰiɛ$^X$/ | /kʰjɛ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kʰjiə̆$^X$/ | /kʰiə̆$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /kʰje$^X$/ | /kʰie$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /kʰǐe$^X$/ | /kʰǐe$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kʰie̯$^X$/ | /kʰie̯$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | qǐ | qì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | hei$^2$ | hei$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*kʰeʔ/, /*kʰeʔ-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*kʰeʔ/, /*kʰes/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 企 | 企 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | qǐ | qǐ |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ khjie$^X$ › | ‹ khjie$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*kʰeʔ/ | /*kʰeʔ-s/ |
| English | stand on tiptoe | stand on tiptoe |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 企 | 企 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 10098 | 10099 |
| Phonetic component | 企 | 企 |
| Rime group | 支 | 支 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 跬 | 企 |
| Old Chinese | /*kʰeʔ/ | /*kʰes/ |

#### Definitions

企
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese)(alternative form 跂) to stand on one's tiptoes
    From: Tao Te Ching, 4th century BCE
    Qǐ zhě bù lì, kuà zhě bù xíng. [Pinyin]
    One who tiptoes does not stand [firmly]; one who strides does not walk [far].
* (Cantonese, Hakka) to stand
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to expect anxiously
    企望 ― qǐwàng ― to hope for
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to plan
    企劃／企划 ― qǐhuà ― to plan; plan
* (chiefly in compounds) Short for 企業／企业 (qǐyè, “enterprise”).
    國企／国企 ― guóqǐ ― state-owned enterprise
    私企 ― sīqǐ ― private enterprise
    政企關係／政企关系 ― zhèng-qǐ guānxì ― relationship between the government and the enterprises
* a surname
* (Shanghainese) straight; steep
       $^8$geq-gheq $^1$se-phu $^6$lau $^5$chi $^0$gheq $^8$zeq-ciq $^5$khoe-teq-tau $^6$di-yan-taq $^1$taon-shin $^6$viau $^6$gue-gho-chi [Wugniu]
       This slope is very steep, you can see the ground from here, be careful not to fall.

##### Synonyms

* (to stand):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 立 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 站立 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 站 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 站 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 站, 杵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 站 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 站 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 站 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 站 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 立 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 立 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 站, 立 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 站 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yanqi | 站 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 站 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 站 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 站 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 站, 立 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 站, 立 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 站 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 站 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 站 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 站 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 站 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 站 |
| Mandarin | Nanping (Yanping) | 立 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 徛 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 徛 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 徛, 站 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 徛 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 徛, 站 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 徛 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 徛 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Zijin | 徛 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 徛 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 徛 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 徛 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Changting | 徛 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 徛 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 徛 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 徛 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 徛 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 徛 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 徛 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 徛 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 徛 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 徛 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 徛 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 徛 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 站 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 站 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 徛 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 徛 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 徛 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 徛 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 徛 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 徛 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 徛 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 徛 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 徛 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 徛 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 徛 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Guilin (Biyange) | 站 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Phnom Penh (Teochew) | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 徛 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 徛 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 徛 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 徛 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 徛 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 立 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 立 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 立 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan) | 立 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan) | 立 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 徛 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 立 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Wujiang) | 立 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) | 立 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 立 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 立 |
| Wu | Changshu | 立 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 立 |
| Wu | Taicang | 立 |
| Wu | Jiaxing | 立 |
| Wu | Jiashan | 立 |
| Wu | Pinghu | 立 |
| Wu | Haining (Yanguan) | 立 |
| Wu | Haining (Xiashi) | 立 |
| Wu | Tongxiang | 立 |
| Wu | Haiyan | 立 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 徛 |
| Wu | Liyang | 徛 |
| Wu | Changzhou (Jintan) | 徛 |
| Wu | Yixing | 徛 |
| Wu | Danyang | 站, 立 |
| Wu | Huzhou | 立 |
| Wu | Changxing | 徛 |
| Wu | Anji | 徛 |
| Wu | Deqing | 立 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 立 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 徛 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Lin'an) | 徛 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Fuyang) | 徛 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Xiaoshan) | 徛 |
| Wu | Tonglu | 徛 |
| Wu | Tonglu (Wusheng) | 徛 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 徛, 立 |
| Wu | Zhuji | 徛 |
| Wu | Shengzhou | 徛 |
| Wu | Xinchang | 徛 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 立 |
| Wu | Ningbo (Zhenhai) | 隑 |
| Wu | Ningbo (Fenghua) | 立 |
| Wu | Yuyao | 隑 |
| Wu | Cixi | 隑 |
| Wu | Xiangshan | 徛 |
| Wu | Ninghai | 徛 |
| Wu | Zhoushan | 立 |
| Wu | Taizhou (Huangyan) | 徛 |
| Wu | Tiantai | 徛 |
| Wu | Xianju | 徛 |
| Wu | Linhai | 徛 |
| Wu | Wenling | 徛 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 徛 |
| Wu | Yueqing | 徛 |
| Wu | Yongjia (Fenglin) | 徛 |
| Wu | Rui'an | 徛 |
| Wu | Wencheng | 徛 |
| Wu | Lishui | 徛 |
| Wu | Qingtian | 徛 |
| Wu | Jinyun | 徛 |
| Wu | Wuyi (Liucheng) | 徛 |
| Wu | Yunhe | 徛 |
| Wu | Jingning | 徛 |
| Wu | Longquan | 徛 |
| Wu | Quzhou | 徛 |
| Wu | Suichang | 徛 |
| Wu | Jiangshan | 徛 |
| Wu | Changshan | 徛 |
| Wu | Kaihua | 徛 |
| Wu | Longyou | 徛 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 徛 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 徛 |
| Wu | Yiwu | 徛 |
| Wu | Yongkang | 徛 |
| Wu | Pujiang | 徛 |
| Wu | Dongyang | 徛 |
| Wu | Pan'an | 徛 |
| Wu | Wuyi | 徛 |
| Wu | Lanxi | 徛 |
| Wu | Shangrao | 徛 |
| Wu | Shangrao (Guangfeng) | 徛 |
| Wu | Yushan | 徛 |
| Wu | Pucheng | 徛 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 站, 徛 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 徛 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 徛 |
| Note | 徛 - often written as 企 in Cantonese. | 徛 - often written as 企 in Cantonese. |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 陡峭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 陡 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 陡 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 陡 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 陡 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 陡 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 陡 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 陡 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 陡 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 笡, 徛 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 笡 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 笡 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 笡 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 笡 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 笡 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 陡 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 崎$_2$ |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 崎$_2$ |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 崎$_2$, 笡 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 崎$_2$ |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 崎$_2$ |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 崎$_2$ |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 崎$_2$ |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 崎$_2$, 竳 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 竳 |
| Hakka | Changting | 陡, 崎$_2$ |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 崎$_2$ |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 崎$_2$ |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 陡 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 崎$_2$ |
| Hakka | Dayu | 崎$_2$, 陡 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 崎$_2$ |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 崎$_2$ |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 崎$_2$ |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 崎$_2$ |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 崎$_2$ |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 崎$_2$ |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 崎$_2$ |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 笡 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 笡 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 笡 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 笡 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 笡 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 斜 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 崎$_2$ |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 崎$_2$ |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 壁 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 陡 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 斜 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 陡 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 崎$_3$, 趖 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 崎$_3$ |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 崎$_3$ |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 崎$_3$ |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 崎$_3$ |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 崎$_3$ |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 崎$_3$ |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 崎$_3$ |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 崎$_3$ |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 崎$_3$ |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 崎$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 崎$_3$, 趨 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 崎$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 崎$_3$, 趨 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 崎$_3$, 趨 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 崎$_3$, 趨 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 崎$_3$, 趨 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 崎$_3$, 趨 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 崎$_3$, 趨 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 崎$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 崎$_3$, 趨 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 崎$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 崎$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 崎$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 崎$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 崎$_3$ |
| Wu | Shanghai | 企 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 棧 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 峻 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 陡 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 陡 |

#### Compounds

* 不可企及 (bùkě qǐjí)
* 企佇
* 企劃 / 企划 (qǐhuà)
* 企及 (qǐjí)
* 企圖 / 企图 (qǐtú)
* 企慕 (qǐmù)
* 企望 (qǐwàng)
* 企業 / 企业 (qǐyè)
* 企求 (qǐqiú)
* 企盼 (qǐpàn)
* 企禱 / 企祷
* 企缸
* 企羨 / 企羡
* 企足矯首 / 企足矫首
* 企足而待
* 企踵
* 企鵝 / 企鹅 (qǐ'é)
* 國企 / 国企 (guóqǐ)
* 外企 (wàiqǐ)
* 屋企
* 希企
* 延企
* 延頸企踵 / 延颈企踵
* 引領企踵 / 引领企踵
* 慚鳧企鶴 / 惭凫企鹤
* 早知拉尿，企到天光
* 欣企
* 私企 (sīqǐ)
* 翹企 / 翘企
* 翹首企足 / 翘首企足
* 鶴企 / 鹤企

### Etymology 2

See 屋企.

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): kei$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): kei$^2$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kei$^2$
*** Yale: kéi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kei$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kéi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰei̯³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: kei$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰei⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

企 (Cantonese)
* Used in 屋企 (“home”).
    到企 [Taishanese] ― au$^1$ kei$^2$ [Wiktionary] ― at home
    冇企 [Taishanese] ― mau$^1$ kei$^2$ [Wiktionary] ― not at home

#### Compounds

* 返企

### References

* “企”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* plan, undertake, design

#### Readings

* Go-on: き (ki, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: き (ki, Jōyō)
* Kun: くわだてる (kuwadateru, 企てる, Jōyō)、たくらむ (takuramu, 企む)

#### Compounds

* 企(き)画(かく) (kikaku)
* 企(き)業(ぎょう) (kigyō)

## Korean
### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 企 (MC khjeX|khjieH).

### Hanja

Wikisource 企 (eumhun 꾀할 기 (kkoehal gi))
* hanja form of 기 (“plan”)

#### Compounds

* 기도 (企圖, gido)
* 기업 (企業, gieop)
* 기획 (企劃, gihoek)
* 대기업 (大企業, daegieop)

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

企: Hán Nôm readings: xí
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