Translingual [ edit ] Han character [ edit ] 兮 Kangxi radical 12, 八 +2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 金一女尸 (CMVS ), four-corner 80207 , composition ⿱八 丂 )
References [ edit ] 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 Chinese [ edit ] Glyph origin [ edit ]
Old Chinese
盻 *ŋeːs, *ɢeːs
兮 *ɢeː
枍 *qeːs
Originally the same character as 乎 OC *ɢaː丂
Etymology [ edit ] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Note :
ê - vernacular;
hê - literary. Wu
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
兮
Reading #
1/1
Modern
xī
Middle
‹ hej ›
Old
/*ɡˁe/
English
(final particle)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
兮
Reading #
1/1
No.
13231
Phonetic
兮
Rime
支
Rime
0
Corresponding
奚
Old
/*ɢeː/
Definitions [ edit ] 兮
( literary ) Sentence-internal or final exclamatory particle. 蘀 兮 蘀 兮 ，風 其 吹 女 。[Pre-Classical Chinese , trad. 萚 兮 萚 兮 ，风 其 吹 女 。[Pre-Classical Chinese , simp. From: The Classic of Poetry c. th – 7th centuries BCE James Legge 's versionTuò xī tuò xī , fēng qí chuī rǔ. [Pinyin] Ye withered leaves! Ye withered leaves! How the wind is blowing you away! 子夏問 曰 ：「『巧笑 倩 兮 ，美目 盼 兮 ，素 以為 絢 兮 。』何謂 也 ？」 [Classical Chinese , trad. 子夏问 曰 ：“‘巧笑 倩 兮 ，美目 盼 兮 ，素 以为 绚 兮 。’何谓 也 ？” [Classical Chinese , simp. From: The Analects of Confuciusc. BCE James Legge 's versionZǐ 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?'" 淵 兮 似 萬物 之 宗 。[Classical Chinese , trad. 渊 兮 似 万物 之 宗 。[Classical Chinese , simp. From: Tao Te Ching th century BCE Yuān xī sì wànwù zhī zōng. [Pinyin] How deep and unfathomable it is, as if it were the Honoured Ancestor of all things! 歸 兮 亦 難 佇 亦 難 ，幾日 彷徨 中路 傍 ？[Korean Literary Sinitic , trad. From: 《蘭皐平生詩》 (The Poem of My Life), death poem of Kim Byeong'yeon (金炳淵 ), 1863Gwi hye yeok nan jeo yeok nan, giil banghwang jungno bang? [Sino-Korean ] Oh , it is difficult to go home, but so it is to stay; how many days more shall I roam the roads?( Min Zhong , Puxian Min ) Possessive particle. Synonyms [ edit ] Dialectal synonyms of
的 (“
possessive particle ”)
[map] Compounds [ edit ] Japanese [ edit ] 兮
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji )
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