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己 vs 已

Self vs. already: the opening at the bottom is the whole difference (巳, the snake, completes the trio).

己
jǐ
ㄐㄧˇ
self; oneself
radical 己 · self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
💡 A loom woven with thread
已
yǐ
ㄧˇ
already; to stop
radical 己 · already; finished; to stop; then, afterwards
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己 · 已

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