词

See also: 詞

Translingual

Stroke order

Etymology

Simplified from 詞 (言 → 讠).

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 讠 (“speech”) + phonetic 司 (OC *slɯ) – spoken words.

Han character

词 (Kangxi radical 149, 讠+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 戈女尸一口 (IVSMR), composition ⿰讠司)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1188, character 18
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3958, character 1
• Unihan data for U+8BCD

---

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 词 – see 詞 (“word; term; phrase; expression; speech; statement; lyrics; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 詞).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.