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Translingual
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Han character
伺 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 人尸一口 (OSMR), four-corner 27220, composition ⿰亻司)
- serve, wait upon, attend
- examine
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 97, character 8
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 483
- Dae Jaweon: page 205, character 14
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 139, character 5
- Unihan data for U+4F3A
Chinese
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 伺
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Transcribed ancient scripts
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:
- Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
- Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
- Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
- Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
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Old Chinese
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| 司
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*slɯ
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| 伺
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*slɯ, *slɯs
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| 覗
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*slɯ, *slɯs
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| 笥
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*slɯ, *slɯs
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| 詞
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*ljɯ
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| 祠
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*ljɯ
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| 柌
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*ljɯ
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| 嗣
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*ljɯs
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| 孠
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*ljɯs
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| 飼
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*ljɯs
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| 呞
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*hljɯ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *slɯ, *slɯs) : semantic 人 (“person, man”) + phonetic 司 (OC *slɯ) – a person stands beside (attends), looks in.
Pronunciation 1
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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伺
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伺
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| Reading #
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2/2
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1/2
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| No.
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11955
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11952
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Phonetic
component
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司
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司
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Rime
group
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之
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之
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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笥
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思
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Old
Chinese
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/*slɯs/
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/*slɯ/
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Definitions
伺
- to spy; to examine
- to wait
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Note:
- Xiamen, Zhangzhou:
- sù - literary;
- sū - vernacular.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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伺
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| Reading #
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2/2
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| No.
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11955
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Phonetic
component
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司
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Rime
group
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之
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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笥
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Old
Chinese
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/*slɯs/
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Definitions
伺
- Only used in 伺候 (cìhou).
Japanese
Kanji
伺
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
- Inquire after
- Inquire about/ask
Readings
Compounds
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 0053 Kanji. Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary: Revised and Expanded, Halpern, Jack. 2013.
Korean
Hanja
伺 • (sa) (hangeul 사, revised sa, McCune–Reischauer sa)
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