即 vs 既

Mirror-image meals: 即 kneels toward the food — "about to / even if" (即将, 即使); 既 turns away, meal done — "already / since" (既然).

即

jí ㄐㄧˊ

namely; that is

radical 卩 · seal; kneeling person

A hungry person卩 kneeling over food 皀; compare 既

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既

jì ㄐㄧˋ

already; since

radical 旡 · to choke on something

A person 旡 turning away from food 皀; compare 即

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In LinZi, pulling up a comparison is one tap inside a review, no context switch, no lost queue position.