其 (qí)

his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)

Etymology

Pictograph of a basket, now written as 箕. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“箕,簸也。从竹;,象形;下其丌也。,古文箕省。,亦古文箕。,亦古文箕。廿从一八,籀文箕。,籀文箕。”

Original meaning

basket