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Translingual
Han character
瑟 (Kangxi radical 96, 玉+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 一土心竹 (MGPH), four-corner 11331, composition ⿱玨必)
- an ancient stringed musical instrument (long zither)
- dignified, massive
- sound of wind
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 738, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21133
- Dae Jaweon: page 1149, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1125, character 5
- Unihan data for U+745F
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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泌
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*mpriɡs, *priɡ, *bliɡ
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秘
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*mpriɡs
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毖
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*priɡs
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閟
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*priɡs
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柲
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*priɡs, *bliːɡ, *priɡ, *bliɡ
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鉍
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*priɡs, *priɡ
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邲
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*priɡs, *bliɡ, *briɡ
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覕
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*pliŋs, *mbliːɡ
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咇
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*bliːɡ, *priɡ, *bliɡ
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苾
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*bliːɡ, *bliɡ
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馝
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*bliːɡ, *bliɡ
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飶
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*bliːɡ, *bliɡ
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鴓
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*mbliːɡ
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鮅
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*pliɡ, *bliɡ
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必
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*pliɡ
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珌
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*pliɡ
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佖
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*bliɡ, *briɡ
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駜
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*bliɡ, *briɡ
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怭
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*bliɡ
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妼
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*bliɡ
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宓
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*mriɡ, *mliɡ
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樒
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*mriɡ
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密
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*mriɡ
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蔤
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*mriɡ
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滵
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*mriɡ
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蜜
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*mliɡ
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謐
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*mliɡ
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榓
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*mliɡ
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淧
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*mliɡ
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瑟
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*smriɡ, *smriɡ
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璱
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*sriɡ
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飋
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*sriɡ
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虙
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*blɯɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *smriɡ, *smriɡ) : semantic 珡 (“musical instrument”) + phonetic 必 (OC *pliɡ). 珡 has been simplified into the unrelated 玨.
Pronunciation
Note:
- siak/sek - vernacular;
- sit - literary.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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瑟
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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sè
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Middle Chinese
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‹ srit ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ri/
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English
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lute
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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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瑟
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瑟
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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599
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602
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Phonetic component
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必
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必
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Rime group
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質
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質
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Rime subdivision
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2
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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瑟
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瑟
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Old Chinese
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/*smriɡ/
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/*smriɡ/
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Definitions
瑟
- (music) the se, an ancient Chinese bridge zither, usually with 25 strings
- † solemn; dignified; alone; bleak
- Used in 瑟瑟 (sèsè).
- Used in 瑟縮/瑟缩 (sèsuō) and 瑟索.
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
瑟
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
瑟 • (seul) (hangeul 슬, revised seul, McCune–Reischauer sŭl, Yale sul)
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Vietnamese
Han character
瑟: Hán Nôm readings: sắt
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