祀

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祀 U+7940, 祀
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7940
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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

simp. and trad.
 祀
alternative forms 禩

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (巳) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
巳 *ljɯʔ, *lɯs
祀 *ljɯʔ
汜 *ljɯʔ
戺 *zrɯʔ
起 *kʰɯʔ
熙 *qʰlɯ
媐 *qʰlɯ, *lɯ
圯 *lɯ
异 *lɯ, *lɯs
巸 *lɯ

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.
    Rime
    Character 祀
    Reading # 1/1
    Initial (聲) 邪 (17)
    Final (韻) 之 (19)
    Tone (調) Rising (X)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) III
    Fanqie 詳里切
    Baxter ziX
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/zɨX/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/zɨX/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/zieX/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/zɨX/
    Li
    Rong         		/ziəX/
    Wang
    Li         		/zĭəX/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/ziX/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		sì
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		zi6
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 祀
    Reading # 1/1
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		sì
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ ziX ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*s-əʔ/
    English sacrifice; year

    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.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 祀
    Reading # 1/1
    No. 12008
    Phonetic
    component         		巳
    Rime
    group         		之
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		似
    Old
    Chinese         		/*ljɯʔ/

    Definitions

    祀

    1. to sacrifice; to worship
    2. (Shang dynasty) year

    Compounds

    Japanese

    Kanji

    祀

    (uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

    1. enshrine, worship

    Readings

    References

    1. ^ https://jisho.org/search/祀%20%23kanji

    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

    1. ^ Trần (2004).
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