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Translingual
Han character
唏 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 口大大月 (RKKB), four-corner 64027, composition ⿰口希)
- weep or sob
- grieve
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 192, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3707
- Dae Jaweon: page 411, character 18
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 631, character 16
- Unihan data for U+550F
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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桸
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*hral, *hlɯl
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郗
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*l̥ʰɯl
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絺
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*l̥ʰɯl
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脪
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*l̥ʰɯl, *hrɯnʔ, *hlɯns
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瓻
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*l̥ʰɯl
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希
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*hlɯl
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晞
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*hlɯl
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莃
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*hlɯl
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鵗
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*hlɯl
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稀
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*hlɯl
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睎
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*hlɯl
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豨
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*hlɯl, *hlɯlʔ
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悕
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*hlɯl
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俙
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*hlɯl, *hlɯlʔ
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欷
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*hlɯl, *hlɯls
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浠
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*hlɯl
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唏
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*hlɯlʔ, *hlɯls
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *hlɯlʔ, *hlɯls) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 希 (OC *hlɯl)
Pronunciation 1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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唏
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唏
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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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13264
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13266
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Phonetic component
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希
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希
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Rime group
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微
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微
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Rime subdivision
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1
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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豨
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Old Chinese
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/*hlɯlʔ/
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/*hlɯls/
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Definitions
唏
- to sigh
- (onomatopoeia) laughing sound
- (interjection) hey, call to gain attention
Compounds
Synonyms
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
唏
- Alternative form of 齂 (xiè, “snore”)
References
Japanese
Kanji
唏
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
唏 • (hui) (hangeul 희, revised hui, McCune–Reischauer hŭi)
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