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Translingual
Han character
祀 (Kangxi radical 113, 示+3, 8 strokes, cangjie input 戈火口山 (IFRU), four-corner 37217, composition ⿰礻巳)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 840, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24633
- Dae Jaweon: page 1258, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2387, character 1
- Unihan data for U+7940
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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巳
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*ljɯʔ, *lɯs
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祀
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*ljɯʔ
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汜
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*ljɯʔ
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戺
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*zrɯʔ
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起
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*kʰɯʔ
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熙
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*qʰlɯ
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媐
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*qʰlɯ, *lɯ
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圯
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*lɯ
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异
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*lɯ, *lɯs
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巸
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*lɯ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ljɯʔ) : semantic 示 (“divinity”) + phonetic 巳 (OC *ljɯʔ, *lɯs)
Pronunciation
Note:
- sǐr/sū/sǐ/sī - literary;
- chhāi/sāi - vernacular.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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祀
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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sì
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Middle Chinese
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‹ ziX ›
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Old Chinese
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/*s-əʔ/
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English
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sacrifice; year
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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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祀
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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12008
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Phonetic component
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巳
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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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似
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Old Chinese
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/*ljɯʔ/
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Definitions
祀
- to sacrifice; to worship
- (Shang dynasty) year
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
祀
(Hyōgai kanji)
- enshrine, worship[1]
Readings
References
Korean
Hanja
祀 (eum 사 (sa))
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Vietnamese
Han character
祀: Hán Việt readings: tự[1]
- chữ Hán form of tự.
Compounds
References