杞 medlar tree; goji, wolfberries; willow 木,己,

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コ　･　キ
KO　･　KI

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木

ボク,モク,き,こ～ wood, woody stalk, stem, wooden, a woody, tree, implanted, simple, simpleton, coffin, encased death, unfeeling, numb

　TWISTING a TAUT HEAD
…or: SCREWING EMISSIONS
…or: HAND on TAUT ROD
　

己

コ,キ,おのれ,つちのと,な [referring to males] oneself, the self, I, selfish; derogatory epithet referring to the decrepit condition of a penis, interjection expressing anger or chagrin, you

　END-TO-END, FOLDED OVER IN HALF with VENOMOUS APPENDAGE
　

Meanings of elements

TREE, PLANT, STALK, STEM and DECREPIT CONDITION OF A PENIS, INTERJECTION EXPRESSING ANGER OR CHAGRIN

Medlar trees and goji shrubs are unrelated species, however, the shape of the ripened fruit of each can easily be compared to the glans and emissions of a decrepit penis suffering from syphilis. Willow branches sag and cannot become stiff, always appearing as if weeping, and dropping leaves continuously throughout the year much like a constant dripping. Willow bark contains salicin, the precursor of aspirin, and was used medicinally to provide pain relief of a「woody in a decrepit condition.」
　「The polite, socially acceptable name by which it's currently known is the medlar. But for the best part of 900 years, the fruit was called the 'open-arse' —thought to be a reference to the appearance of its own large 'calyx' or bottom. The medlar's aliases abroad were hardly more flattering. In France, it was variously known as 'la partie postérieure de ce quadrupede' (the posterior part of this quadruped), 'cu d'singe' (monkey's bottom), 'cu d'ane' (donkey's bottom), and 'cul de chien' (dog's bottom)…you get the idea. …The fruit are unusual for two reasons. Firstly, they're harvested in December – making them one of very few sources of sugar that would have been available in medieval winters. Secondly, they only become edible when they're rotten. When they're first picked, medlars are greenish brown and resemble oddly-shaped onions or alien-looking persimmons. If they're eaten straight away, they can make you violently ill—one 18th Century doctor and botanist said that they cause diarrhoea. …Then there's the question of how to eat a medlar. In less genteel company, people would have simply held one up to their face and sucked the flesh out directly.」
　　[　https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210325-the-strange-medieval-fruit-the-world-forgot 2021-04-02　]　

Modern definitions (that generally disregard history) …excluding politically incorrect concepts and other meanings deemed offensive today; may list only pigeonholed definitions, euphemisms, or meaningless mnemonics)
Chinese: Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense); willow; Zhou Dynasty vassal state
Unihan extended: willow; medlar tree; a small feudal state (Qi)
EDRDG: river willow

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By the way, with a limited number of the same elements used by the sages again and again to form these glyphs, you should expect to find the same explanations again and again, as tedious as that may become, and as an inherent trait of any dictionary. This site explains the dual meanings of glyphs most often ignored by other sources that provide you with only the sanctioned definition, generally.