𤟧

Chinese

simp. and trad.		𤟧

Glyph origin

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sǐ (si³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐh
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ³
    • Yale: sž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syy
    • Palladius: сы (sy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩²¹⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: siX

Rime
Character	𤟧
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	胥里切
Baxter	siX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/sɨX/
Pan Wuyun	/sɨX/
Shao Rongfen	/sieX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sɨX/
Li Rong	/siəX/
Wang Li	/sĭəX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/siX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	sǐ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	si2

Definitions

𤟧

1. (historical dictionaries only) name for a dog
2. Alternative form of 葸 (xǐ, “scared; fearful”)

   alt. forms: 偲

References

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), C07253