兮
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Han character
兮 (Kangxi radical 12, 八+2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 金一女尸 (CMVS), four-corner 80207, composition ⿱八丂)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 127, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1455
- Dae Jaweon: page 283, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 241, character 6
- Unihan data for U+516E
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 兮 | |||
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| Shang | Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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 s03508 Transcribed ancient scripts  L02483  L02484  L02485 | |||
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References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Originally the same character as 乎 (OC *ɢaː). The oracle bone form consists of 丂 (“fork in a tree”) and two vertical strokes above; the two strokes are parallel in most oracle bone attestations, possibly representing finer branches (i.e. the sound produced by wind blows past these branches).
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: si
- Wade–Giles: hsi1
- Yale: syī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shi
- Palladius: си (si)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: hai4
- Yale: hàih
- Cantonese Pinyin: hai4
- Guangdong Romanization: hei4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
Note:
- ê - vernacular(or actually pronunciation of other characters, see 个);
- hê - literary.
- Dialectal data
- Middle Chinese: hej
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*ɡˤe/
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɢeː/
Definitions
兮
- (literary) Sentence-internal or final exclamatory particle.
- 蘀兮蘀兮，風其吹女。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Tuò xī tuò xī, fēng qí chuī rǔ. [Pinyin]
- Ye withered leaves! Ye withered leaves! How the wind is blowing you away!
萚兮萚兮，风其吹女。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]- 子夏問曰：「『巧笑倩兮，美目盼兮，素以為絢兮。』何謂也？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐ Xià wèn yuē: “‘qiǎoxiào qiàn xī, měimù pàn xī, sù yǐwéi xuàn xī.’ Héwèi yě?” [Pinyin]
- Zi Xia asked, saying, "What is the meaning of the passage - 'The pretty dimples of her artful smile! The well-defined black and white of her eye! The plain ground for the colors?'"
子夏问曰：「『巧笑倩兮，美目盼兮，素以为绚兮。』何谓也？」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (Central Min, Puxian Min) Possessive particle.
- (Southern Min) Alternative form of 个 (possessive particle)
Synonyms
Compounds
Kanji
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Readings
Hanja
兮 (eum 혜 (hye))
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