Chinese [ edit ]
thorn; sting; prick
thorn; sting; prick; pierce; stab; thrust; assassinate; murder
history
simp. and trad. (刺史 )
刺
史
Etymology [ edit ]
Originally, a 刺史 was responsible for maintaining order within a given region. By the time of Emperor Wu of Han , the status of 刺史 was elevated to that of governor of a Zhou (province ).
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
刺
史
Reading #
1/2
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
cì
shǐ
Middle Chinese
‹ tshjeH ›
‹ sriX ›
Old Chinese
/*[tsʰ]ek-s/
/*s-rəʔ/
English
sharp point, thorn
scribe
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
刺
史
Reading #
1/2
1/1
No.
1746
11487
Phonetic component
朿
史
Rime group
賜
之
Rime subdivision
0
0
Corresponding MC rime
刺
史
Old Chinese
/*sʰeɡs/
/*srɯʔ/
刺史
( historical ) provincial governor ; the governor of a zhou (country subdivision)
Synonyms [ edit ]
Descendants [ edit ]
→ Old Turkic: 𐰲𐰃𐰏𐰾𐰃 ( čig2 s2 i )