圭 (guī)

jade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top, hel

Etymology

Depicts a ceremonial jade tablet pointed at the top.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“圭,瑞玉也,上圜下方。公執桓圭,九寸;侯執信圭,伯執躬圭,皆七寸;子執穀璧,男執蒲璧,皆五寸。以封諸侯。从重土。楚爵有執圭。珪,古文圭从玉。”