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Translingual
Han character
施 (Kangxi radical 70, 方+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 卜尸人心木 (YSOPD), four-corner 08212, composition ⿸𭤨也)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 482, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13629
- Dae Jaweon: page 843, character 10
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2176, character 6
- Unihan data for U+65BD
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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他
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*l̥ʰaːl
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拖
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*l̥ʰaːl, *l̥ʰaːls
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駞
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*l'aːl
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池
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*l'aːl, *l'al
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灺
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*ljalʔ
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鍦
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*ɦljaːl, *hljal, *hljals
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虵
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*ɦljal, *laːlʔ, *lal
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也
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*laːlʔ
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忚
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*hleːl
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髢
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*l'eːls
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杝
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*l̥ʰalʔ, *l'alʔ, *lal
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肔
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*l̥ʰalʔ, *lalʔ
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馳
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*l'al
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阤
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*l'alʔ, *hljalʔ
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施
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*hljal, *hljals
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絁
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*hljal
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葹
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*hljal
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弛
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*hljalʔ
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箷
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*lal
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衪
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*lel, *lalʔ
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暆
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*lel
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迆
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*lal, *lalʔ
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酏
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*lal, *lalʔ
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匜
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*lal, *lalʔ
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迤
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*lalʔ
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扡
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*lalʔ
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崺
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*lalʔ
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貤
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*lals, *ɦljels, *lels
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地
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*l'els
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *hljal, *hljals) : semantic 㫃 + phonetic 也 (OC *laːlʔ).
Pronunciation 1
Note:
- si - literary (incl. surname);
- soa - vernacular.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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施
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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shī
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Middle Chinese
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‹ sye ›
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Old Chinese
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/*l̥aj/
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English
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give, bestow
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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施
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Reading #
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1/2
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No.
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14783
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Phonetic component
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也
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Rime group
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歌
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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䌳
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Old Chinese
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/*hljal/
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Definitions
施
- † (ideophonic) flag fluttering; flag waving
- † flag ornament
- to give; to render
- to spread (something)
- to set up; to put in place; to establish
- to use; to utilise
- to put into force; to implement
- to apply; to add
- to teach; to instruct
- to convict; to judge
- to display a corpse
- † to reproduce
- † Meaningless particle.
- a surname: Shi
- 施耐庵 ― Shī Nài'ān ― Shi Nai'an (traditionally ascribed author of Water Margin)
Synonyms
- 來到 / 来到 (láidào)
- 執行 / 执行 (zhíxíng)
- 奉行 (fèngxíng)
- 實施 / 实施 (shíshī)
- 實現 / 实现 (shíxiàn)
- 實行 / 实行 (shíxíng)
- 實踐 / 实践 (shíjiàn)
- 履行 (lǚxíng)
- 採取 / 采取 (cǎiqǔ)
- 推行 (tuīxíng)
- 操作 (cāozuò)
- 啟動 / 启动 (qǐdòng)
- 施行 (shīxíng)
- 施設 / 施设 (shīshè) (literary)
- 服行 (fúxíng) (literary)
- 落地 (figurative)
- 落實 / 落实 (luòshí)
- 貫徹 / 贯彻 (guànchè)
- 踐行 / 践行 (jiànxíng) (literary)
- 加 (jiā)
- 加上 (jiāshàng)
- 加多 (jiāduō)
- 加大 (jiādà)
- 加添 (jiātiān)
- 增 (zēng)
- 增加 (zēngjiā)
- 增多 (zēngduō)
- 增添 (zēngtiān)
- 增益 (zēngyì)
- 增長 / 增长 (zēngzhǎng)
- 廣益 / 广益 (guǎngyì) (literary)
- 添加 (tiānjiā)
- 補 / 补 (bǔ)
- 附益 (fùyì) (literary)
Descendants
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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施
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Reading #
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2/2
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No.
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14789
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Phonetic component
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也
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Rime group
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歌
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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翅
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Old Chinese
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/*hljals/
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Definitions
施
- kindness; favour
- to disperse; to become spread
- to grant; to bestow; to give
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
施
- † to extend to; to reach
- † Alternative form of 移 (yí, “to change”)
Pronunciation 4
Definitions
施
- † Alternative form of 弛 (“to cast away; to relieve”)
- † Alternative form of 侈 (chǐ, “to boast”)
Pronunciation 5
Definitions
施
- † Alternative form of 邪 (“awry”)
- † Used in 施施 (yíyí, “walking in a crooked way”).
References
Japanese
Kanji
施
(Jōyō kanji)
- give
- bestow
- perform
- alms
Readings
Korean
Etymology 1
Hanja
施 (eumhun 베풀 시 (bepul si))
- to give (to help, to benefit)
- conduct
Etymology 2
Hanja
施 (eumhun 옮길 이 (omgil i))
- widespread; breed
- reveal
- boast; exaggerate
Vietnamese
Han character
施: Hán Nôm readings: thí
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