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Translingual
Han character
嘶 (Kangxi radical 30, 口 +12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 口廿金中 (RTCL ), four-corner 62021 , composition ⿰口 斯 )
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 207 , character 14
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4260
Dae Jaweon: page 430, character 12
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 681, character 6
Unihan data for U+5636
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
嘶
*seː
撕
*seː, *se
斯
*se
廝
*se
蟴
*se
燍
*se
鐁
*se
凘
*se
澌
*ses
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *seː ): semantic 口 ( “ mouth ” ) + phonetic 斯 ( OC *se ) .
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
嘶
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
sī
Middle Chinese
‹ sej ›
Old Chinese
/*ˁe/
English
shriek
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
嘶
Reading #
1/1
No.
11993
Phonetic component
斯
Rime group
支
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
西
Old Chinese
/*seː/
Definitions
嘶
neighing of a horse
husky throated ; gravel voiced
嘶 啞/ 嘶 哑 ― sī yǎ ― hoarse ; husky
( of birds ; insects ) mournful murmur ; whimpering
天 霜 河 白 夜 星 稀 ,一 雁 聲 嘶 何處 歸 。 天 霜 河 白 夜 星 稀 ,一 雁 声 嘶 何处 归 。 From: Emperor Jianwen of Liang 梁簡文帝 , 《夜望單飛雁》Tiān shuāng hé bái yè xīng xī, yī yàn shēng sī héchù guī. (please add an English translation of this usage example)
( onomatopoeia , of various sounds ) eg. sound of paper being shredded ; sobbing
老翁 夜 行 無 子 攜 ,眼 昏 失 腳 非 有 擠 ;明日 尋 者 爾 瘦 妻 ,手 提 幼女 哭 嘶 嘶 。 老翁 夜 行 无 子 携 ,眼 昏 失 脚 非 有 挤 ;明日 寻 者 尔 瘦 妻 ,手 提 幼女 哭 嘶 嘶 。 From: Mei Yaochen 梅堯臣 , 《淘渠》Lǎowēng yè xíng wú zǐ xié, yǎn hūn shī jiǎo fēi yǒu jǐ; míngrì xún zhě ěr shòu qī, shǒu tí yòunǚ kū sī sī . (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Compounds
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 嘶 – see 𤺊 (“( Cantonese ) to hiccup ”). (This character is a variant form of 𤺊 ).
References
Japanese
Kanji
嘶
(Hyōgai kanji )
to neigh , to whinny
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
嘶 • (si ) (hangeul 시 , revised si, McCune–Reischauer si)
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Vietnamese
Han character
嘶 : Hán Nôm readings: tê
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References