偲

偲 U+5072, 偲 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5072 ← 偱 [U+5071] CJK Unified Ideographs 偳 → [U+5073]

Translingual

Han character

偲 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 人田心 (OWP), four-corner 2623₀, composition ⿰亻思)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 111, character 32
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 895
• Dae Jaweon: page 238, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 191, character 4
• Unihan data for U+5072

Chinese

simp. and trad.		偲

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 偲
Small seal script s05721
References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi (small seal), Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions), Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

Characters in the same phonetic series (囟) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
崽	*ʔslɯːʔ, *srɯː, *srɯː
偲	*sn̥ʰɯː, *snɯ
腮	*snɯː
鰓	*snɯː
揌	*snɯː
顋	*snɯː
愢	*snɯː
毢	*snɯː
諰	*srɯː, *snɯʔ
細	*snɯːls
思	*snɯ, *snɯs
緦	*snɯ
罳	*snɯ
禗	*snɯ
楒	*snɯ
葸	*snɯʔ
恖	*snɯ
颸	*sʰrɯ
囟	*snɯns
顖	*sniŋs
毸	*snɯː

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *sn̥ʰɯː, *snɯ): semantic 亻 (“person”) + phonetic 思 (OC *snɯ, *snɯs).

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cāi, sāi (cai¹, sai¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄞ, ㄙㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caai¹ / soi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cai
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻai¹
    • Yale: tsāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsai
    • Palladius: цай (caj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sai
    • Wade–Giles: sai¹
    • Yale: sāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sai
    • Palladius: сай (saj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: caai¹ / soi¹
    • Yale: chāai / sōi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaai¹ / soi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cai¹ / soi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵/, /sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

Note: soi1 - variant.

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• Middle Chinese: tshoj

Rime
Character	偲
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	清 (14)
Final (韻)	咍 (41)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	倉才切
Baxter	tshoj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰʌi/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰəi/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰɒi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰəj/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰᴀi/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰɒi/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡sʰɑ̆i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	cāi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	coi1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*sn̥ʰɯː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	偲
Reading #	1/2
No.	13824
Phonetic component	囟
Rime group	之
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	猜
Old Chinese	/*sn̥ʰɯː/

Definitions

偲

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
   1. able; talented
   2. Alternative form of 䰄 (“bearded”)

   • 其人美且偲 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     qí rén měi qiě cāi [Pinyin]

     Their master is admirable and able.

   • 偲，多鬚之貌。輔氏曰仁則美，其德也。鬈與偲則美其貌也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     偲，多须之貌。辅氏曰仁则美，其德也。鬈与偲则美其貌也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 朱熹《詩集傳》

     Cāi, duō xū zhī mào. Fǔshì yuē rén zé měi, qí dé yě. Quán yǔ cāi zé měi qí mào yě. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Compounds

• 美偲

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sī (si¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄙ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sī
    • Zhuyin: ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sih
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ¹
    • Yale: sz̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sy
    • Palladius: сы (sy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: si¹
    • Yale: sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: si

Rime
Character	偲
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	息兹切
Baxter	si
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/sɨ/
Pan Wuyun	/sɨ/
Shao Rongfen	/sie/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sɨ/
Li Rong	/siə/
Wang Li	/sĭə/
Bernhard Karlgren	/si/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	sī
Expected Cantonese Reflex	si1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*snɯ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	偲
Reading #	2/2
No.	13839
Phonetic component	囟
Rime group	之
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	思
Old Chinese	/*snɯ/

Definitions

偲

1. (alt. form 愢) Used in 偲偲 (sīsī) and derived terms.

Compounds

• 偲偲 (sīsī)
• 切偲
• 切切偲偲
• 怡偲

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 偲 – see 𤟧 (“unease; scared”). (This character is recorded in one or more historical dictionaries as a variant form of 𤟧).

References

• “偲”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
• (Cantonese) 粵音資料集叢
• 羅竹風 [Luo, Zhufeng], editor (1986–1994), “偲”, in 漢語大詞典 [Hanyu Da Cidian] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House, →ISBN
• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), B00113

Japanese

Kanji

偲

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

1. recollect
2. remember

Readings

• Go-on: さい (sai)、し (shi)
• Kan-on: さい (sai)、し (shi)
• Kun: しのぶ (shinobu, 偲ぶ)

Korean

Hanja

偲 • (si) (hangeul 시, revised si, McCune–Reischauer si)

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