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Definition 2024


Translingual

Han character

(radical 61 +9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 心田心 (PWP), composition)

  1. hesitant
  2. modest

References

  • KangXi: page 395, character 27
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10959
  • Dae Jaweon: page 734, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2328, character 9
  • Unihan data for U+6122

Chinese

simp. and trad.

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series () (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
*ʔslɯːʔ, *srɯː, *srɯː
*sn̥ʰɯː, *snɯ
*snɯː
*snɯː
*snɯː
*snɯː
*snɯː
*snɯː
*srɯː, *snɯʔ
*snɯːls
*snɯ, *snɯs
*snɯ
*snɯ
*snɯ
*snɯ
*snɯʔ
*snɯ
*sʰrɯ
*snɯns
*sniŋs
*snɯː

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (16)
Final () (41)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () I
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/sʌi/
Pan
Wuyun
/səi/
Shao
Rongfen
/sɒi/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/səj/
Li
Rong
/sᴀi/
Wang
Li
/sɒi/
Bernard
Karlgren
/sɑ̆i/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
sāi
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 13829
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*snɯː/

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings