廁

See also: 厕 and 厠

廁	U+5EC1, 廁 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5EC1

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CJK Unified Ideographs

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Translingual

Han character

廁 (Kangxi radical 53, 广+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 戈月金弓 (IBCN), four-corner 0022₀, composition ⿸广則)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 348, character 26
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9410
Dae Jaweon: page 659, character 15
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 893, character 3
Unihan data for U+5EC1

Chinese

trad.		廁/厠
simp.		厕

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (則) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
廁	sʰrɯɡs, sʰrɯɡ
則	*ʔsɯːɡ
賊	*zɯːɡ
鰂	*zɯːɡ
鱡	*zɯːɡ
蠈	*zɯːɡ
側	*ʔsrɯɡ
萴	ʔsrɯɡ, zrɯɡ
測	*sʰrɯɡ
惻	*sʰrɯɡ
崱	*zrɯɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *sʰrɯɡs, *sʰrɯɡ) : semantic 广 + phonetic 則 (OC *ʔsɯːɡ).

Etymology 1

Possibly from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-ts(j)i-t/n (“urine; to urinate”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): cè, sì (ce⁴, si⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄜˋ, ㄙˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ce² / si¹
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ci³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): lhu¹
Gan (Wiktionary): cet⁶ / ci
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhet

(Meixian, Guangdong): cêd⁵ / ci⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): ceh⁴ / cah⁴ / si¹
Northern Min (KCR): chă̤
Eastern Min (BUC): cé̤ṳ / cháik
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chheh / chhè / chhek / chhiak

(Teochew, Peng'im): cê³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵tshy
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): cr⁴ / sr¹ / ze⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cè
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cè
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻê⁴
  - Yale: tsè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tseh
  - Palladius: цэ (cɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sì → si (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ → ˙ㄙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: si̊h
  - Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁵
  - Yale: sz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .syh
  - Palladius: сы (sy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹/ → /sz̩/

Note: sì - variant reading used in 茅廁／茅厕 (máosi).

- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: ce² / si¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ce / s
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɛ²¹/, /sz̩⁵⁵/

Note: si1 - reading used in 茅廁／茅厕.

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: ci³
  - Yale: chi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: qi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lhu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬu³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: cet⁶ / ci
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɛt̚⁵/, /t͡sʰz̩/

Note: ci - reading used in 茅廁／茅厕.

Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhet
  - Hakka Romanization System: ced^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ced⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰet̚²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: cêd⁵ / ci⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɛt̚¹/, /t͡sʰz̩⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: ceh⁴ / cah⁴ / si¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sʰəʔ²/, /t͡sʰaʔ²/, /sz̩¹¹/

Note:

ceh4 - literary;
cah4, si1 - vernacular.

Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: chă̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɛ²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: cé̤ṳ / cháik
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡søy²¹³/, /t͡sʰaiʔ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheh
  - Tâi-lô: tsheh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zheq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰeʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhè
  - Tâi-lô: tshè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhex
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰe¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰe²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰe⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhek
  - Tâi-lô: tshik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zheg
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiak
  - Tâi-lô: tshiak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiag
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiak̚⁵/

Note:

chheh/chhè - vernacular;
chhek/chhiak - literary.

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: cê³
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshè
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰe²¹³/

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tshy
  - MiniDict: tshy^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tshr
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sʰz̩³⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: cr⁴ / sr¹ / ze⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩⁴⁵/, /sz̩³³/, /t͡sɤ̞²⁴/

Note:

cr4, sr1 - vernacular;
ze6 - literary.

Middle Chinese: tsrhiH

Rime
Character	廁
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	初 (19)
Final (韻)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	初吏切
Baxter	tsrhiH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ʃʰɨ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈ͡ʂʰɨ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ʃʰie^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈ͡ʂʰɨ^H/
Li Rong	/t͡ʃʰiə^H/
Wang Li	/t͡ʃʰĭə^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʈ͡ʂʰi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ci³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*rək-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*sʰrɯɡs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	廁
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	cè
Middle Chinese	‹ tsrhi^H ›
Old Chinese	/*rək-s/
English	latrine
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	廁
Reading #	1/2
No.	16594
Phonetic component	則
Rime group	代
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	廁
Old Chinese	/*sʰrɯɡs/

Definitions

廁

toilet; lavatory

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 廁所 (“toilet; restroom; bathroom”)

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		廁, 圊
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		廁所, 洗手間, 衛生間, 盥洗室, 化妝室, 化妝間
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	廁所, 茅房, 茅廁, 東廁, 東司兒
	Taiwan	廁所, 洗手間
	Langfang	茅房
	Ulanhot	茅樓
	Tongliao	茅樓
	Chifeng	廁所兒, 茅廁, 茅房
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	廁所, 茅樓, 茅廁
	Harbin	廁所兒, 廁所, 便所兒, 茅樓兒, 茅房, 一號兒
	Shenyang	廁所, 茅廁, 茅房, 欄子, 便所, 茅樓兒
	Malaysia	廁所
	Singapore	廁所
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	廁所, 茅房, 茅廁, 茅樓兒, 茅所, 茅坑兒
	Tangshan	廁所, 茅廁, 茅房
	Cangzhou	廁所, 茅房, 茅子
	Baoding	廁所, 茅廁, 茅房
	Shijiazhuang	廁所, 茅坑, 茅廁
	Jinan	茅房, 茅廁, 一號, 茅子 Hui
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	茅廁, 廁所兒, 便所兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	廁所兒, 茅房
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	茅房, 茅廁, 後茅子, 後路兒
	Daming	茅子
	Wanrong	茅子, 後頭
	Zhengzhou	茅廁, 廁所
	Xi'an	廁所, 茅子, 茅房, 後頭
	Xining	茅廁, 後樓, 圈圈
	Xuzhou	廁所兒, 廁所, 屎茅子, 茅子, 茅廁, 茅房, 一號兒, 一號
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	茅圈, 茅房
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	茅圈, 茅房
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	茅房, 茅子, 廁所, 後路, 後頭
	Bayanhot	廁所, 茅廁
	Lanzhou	茅廁, 茅房
	Ürümqi	茅房, 後頭, 廁所兒, 一號兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	廁所, 茅房, 茅廁
	Chongqing	廁所, 茅廁
	Wuhan	廁所, 茅廁, 茅房, 一號, 一步樓 dated
	Guiyang	廁所, 茅廁
	Kunming	廁所, 茅廁, 茅房
	Guilin	廁所, 茅廁
	Liuzhou	廁所, 茅廁, 屎坑, 糞坑, 茅坑, 灰屋 rural
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	廁所, 茅廁
	Kokang	茅廁
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	廁所
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	茅廁
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	廁所, 茅廁, 一號
	Yangzhou	廁所, 茅廁, 茅房
	Xinghua	屎缸, 茅廁, 茅缸
	Nantong	茅缸, 茅廁, 茅房, 茅房缸, 池缸, 屎缸
	Hefei	廁所, 茅廁
	Huanggang	茅廁
Cantonese	Guangzhou	廁所, 屎坑
	Hong Kong	廁所, toilet, 洗手間, 屎坑
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	屎坑
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	廁坑
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	糞缸
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	屎缸
	Macau	屎坑, 廁所
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	屎坑, 廁所
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	灰圍, 廁所
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	屎坑
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	糞坑
	Foshan	屎坑, 廁所
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	屎坑
	Foshan (Shunde)	廁所
	Foshan (Sanshui)	屎坑
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	廁所
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	廁所
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	廁所
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	屎坑
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	屎坑
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	屎坑
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	屎坑
	Taishan	廁所, 屎糞壘, 屎坑
	Kaiping (Chikan)	屎坑, 糞壘
	Enping (Niujiang)	廁所, 屎缸
	Heshan (Yayao)	廁所
	Dongguan	廁坑, 屎糞坑
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	屎坑
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	屎缸
	Qingyuan	屎坑
	Fogang	糞尾仔
	Yingde (Hanguang)	屎坑
	Yangshan	糞缸
	Lianshan (Butian)	屎坑
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	糞槽
	Shaoguan	屎坑
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	廁所, 屎坑
	Renhua	糞寮
	Lechang	屎坑, 廁所
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	廁所, 屎坑
	Sihui	屎坑
	Guangning	屎坑
	Deqing	屎坑
	Huaiji	糞卜
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	屎坑
	Yunfu	糞六
	Xinxing	屎欄
	Luoding	屎坑
	Yunan (Pingtai)	屎坑
	Yangjiang	糞六, 糞廁
	Xinyi	糞坑
	Lianjiang	廁所
	Wuchuan (Wuyang)	屎樓 proper, 糞坑 simple, 屎坑
	Nanning	廁所, 屎坑
	Wuzhou	廁所, 屎坑
	Yulin	屎卜, 灰卜
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	屎坑
	Guiping	屎坑
	Mengshan (Xihe)	屎坑
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	屎坑
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	屎坑
	Baise	屎坑
	Bobai	屎坑
	Lingshan	屎坑
Pubei	屎坑
Qinzhou	屎坑
Beihai	屎坑
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	廁所, 糞坑
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	廁所, 屎坑
Ningming	屎坑
Hengzhou	屎坑
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	茅廁
Danzhou	私房
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	廁所
Penang (Guangfu)	廁所
Ipoh (Guangfu)	廁所
Singapore (Guangfu)	廁所, 屎坑
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	廁所
Móng Cái	廁所, 糞坑
Gan	Nanchang	茅廁, 茅缸, 廁所
	Poyang	茅廁
	Yugan	東司
	Wannian	東司
	Yiyang, Jiangxi	茅廁
	Hengfeng	茅廁
	Yanshan (Hekou)	茅廁
	Lichuan	茅廁, 窖上
	Pingxiang	廁所, 灰屋, 東司 dated
	Guixi	屎窖
Hakka	Meixian	廁所, 屎窖, 屎缸
	Xingning	屎缸
	Dabu (Gaobei)	屎缸
	Fengshun (Tangkeng)	屎缸
	Fengshun (Fengliang)	糞缸
	Fengshun (Pantian)	屎缸
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	屎坑
	Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)	屎坑
	Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)	屎坑
	Huiyang	糞缸
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	屎坑
	Huidong (Daling)	糞缸
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	糞廁
	Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)	屎坑
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	屎坑
	Boluo (Bendihua)	屎坑
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	糞缸
	Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng)	糞缸
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	糞缸, 廁所
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	廁所
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	屎缸
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	屎缸
	Wuhua (Changbu)	屎缸
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	屎缸
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	屎湖
	Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)	糞缸
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	屎湖
	Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)	屎湖
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	屎坑
	Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)	屎坑
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	屎坑
	Wengyuan	屎缸
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	屎寮
	Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)	屎坑
	Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)	屎坑
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	屎棚
	Liannan	屎缸
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	糞缸
	Jiexi	屎缸
	Luhe	廁缸
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	屎缸
	Changting	屎窖, 屎缸
	Wuping	屎缸
	Wuping (Yanqian)	屎缸
	Wuping (Pingyu)	屎缸下
	Liancheng	屎缸
	Ninghua	東司, 廁所
	Yudu	屎坑, 茅廁, 糞坑, 廁所
	Ningdu	廁缸
	Ruijin	屎缸, 糞寮下
	Shicheng	肥湖, 灰寮
	Shangyou (Shexi)	糞坑, 糞缸
	Tonggu (Sandu)	灰舍
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	茅廁
	Dayu	糞坑
	Taoyuan	便所
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	便所, 糞窖, 糞缸
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	便所, 糞窖, 糞缸, 糞缸仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	便所, 糞窖, 糞缸
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	便所, 糞窖, 糞缸
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	便所, 糞窖, 糞缸
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	便所
	Hong Kong	屎坑, 廁所, 糞缸
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	糞氹
Yangchun (Sanjia)	糞氹
Xinyi (Sihe)	糞氹
Xinyi (Qianpai)	糞缸
Gaozhou (Xindong)	糞坑
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	糞湖
Huazhou (Xin'an)	屎窩
Lianjiang (Shijiao)	屎湖
Lianjiang (Qingping)	屎湖
Mengshan (Xihe)	糞缸
Luchuan	糞缸
Luchuan (Daqiao)	糞窩
Bobai (Shahe)	糞窩
Beiliu (Tang'an)	屎坑
Mashan (Pianlian)	屎坑
Sabah (Longchuan)	屎坑, 廁所
Senai (Huiyang)	屎坑
Kuching (Hepo)	屎缸
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	廁缸, 尿缸
Singkawang	水間
Huizhou	Jixi	茅廁, 廁所
	Shexian	廁所, 茅廁, 茅缸
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	屎缸, 廁所
	Xiuning	屎缸
	Yixian	茅廁
	Qimen	茅廁
	Wuyuan	茅廁, 東司
	Fuliang	茅廁
	Dexing	茅廁, 東司
Jin	Taiyuan	茅子, 茅房
	Pingyao	茅子
	Xinzhou	茅子
	Taibus (Baochang)	茅廁
	Linhe	廁所, 茅房
	Jining	廁所, 茅房, 茅子
	Hohhot	廁所, 茅廁, 茅房
	Baotou	茅房, 茅子
	Dongsheng	廁所
	Haibowan	茅房
	Zhangjiakou	廁所, 茅房
	Handan	廁所, 茅廁, 茅房
Northern Min	Jian'ou	屎坑, 東司, 廁所
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	糞厝
	Songxi	窖楻間
	Zhenghe	窖楻間
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	窖楻欄
	Jianyang	茅廁
	Wuyishan	茅廁
	Pucheng (Shibei)	茅廁
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	糞坑厝, 糞坑, 廁所
	Fuzhou (Changle)	糞坑厝
	Fuqing	糞坑厝, 糞池
	Yongtai	糞坑
	Gutian	屎坑
	Fu'an	烌樓
	Ningde	糞池, 糞池頭
	Shouning	屎楻
	Zhouning	屎欄
	Fuding	屎坑
	Matsu	糞池, 廁所
Southern Min	Xiamen	屎礐, 礐廁, 廁所, 化礐
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	屎礐
	Quanzhou	屎礐, 廁所, 化礐
	Jinjiang	屎礐
	Hui'an	屎礐
	Anxi	屎礐
	Yongchun	屎礐
	Zhangzhou	屎礐, 廁所, 礐仔, 屎礐仔
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	礐仔
	Zhao'an	肚缸
	Dongshan	屎礐, 尿間仔
	Taipei	屎礐, 便所
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	屎礐
	Kaohsiung	屎礐仔, 便所
	Yilan	礐仔, 屎礐仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	屎礐, 便所
	Taichung	屎礐仔, 便所
	Taichung (Wuqi)	便所
	Tainan	屎礐仔
	Taitung	便所
	Hsinchu	屎礐仔間, 便所
	Kinmen	屎礐, 便所, 染顏
	Penghu (Magong)	屎礐, 便所
	Penang (Hokkien)	染蠻
	Singapore (Hokkien)	染蠻, 沖水間
	Manila (Hokkien)	廁所, 礐廁, 屎礐 dated
	Longyan	東司
	Zhangping	屎礐
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	糞牢, 屎礐
	Datian	屎楻頭, 糞櫥
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	屎坑
	Chaozhou	東司, 屎缸
	Shantou	廁所, 東司
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	廁所
	Jieyang	東司, 屎缸
	Haifeng	廁所, 屎礐, 屎圍
	Bangkok (Teochew)	公司窿
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	染蠻
	Singapore (Teochew)	染蠻
	Pontianak (Teochew)	染蠻
	Leizhou	屎礐
	Wenchang	恭房
	Haikou	恭房, 屎恭房, 屎礐
	Qionghai	恭房
	Singapore (Hainanese)	恭房
Puxian Min	Putian	糞池兜, 廁所
Puxian Min	Xianyou	糞池兜
Central Min	Yong'an	肥池
Central Min	Sanming (Shaxian)	屎坑
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	廁所, 屎坑
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	糞厝, 屎甕, 廁甕
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	屎坑
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Xinxu)	廁所
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	茅廁
Shehua	Fu'an	屎楻寮
	Sanming	屎楻
	Hua'an	屎礐
	Lishui	屎楻間
	Chaozhou	屎缸
	Fengshun	糞缸
Wu	Shanghai	廁所, 廁所間, 衛生間, 馬桶間, 洗手間, 小便間, 盥洗室, 坑棚, 坑棚間, 茅坑, 一號 slang, 一號間 slang, 世界盃 humorous
	Shanghai (Chongming)	坑棚
	Suzhou	廁所, 茅坑, 屎坑, 坑棚, 屎坑棚, 馬桶間
	Wuxi	廁所, 茅坑
	Danyang	廁所, 廁所間, 茅坑
	Hangzhou	廁所, 廁所間, 衛生間, 馬子間, 茅坑
	Ningbo	屙坑間, 屙坑, 茅坑, 坑頭, 坑頭間, 坑跟間, 屙缸, 馬桶間, 衛生間, 廁所間, 廁所
	Wenzhou	茅坑, 尿盆間, 廁所
	Jinhua	廁所, 茅坑
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	東司, 茅坑
	Shangrao	茅廁
	Shangrao (Guangfeng)	茅廁
	Yushan	茅坑
Xiang	Changsha	茅廁, 茅廁屋, 廁屋 suburbs
	Xiangtan	茅廁屋, 廁所
	Loudi	茅廁
	Shuangfeng	茅廁
	Hengyang	毛廁
	Quanzhou	茅廁

Compounds

公共廁所 / 公共厕所 (gōnggòng cèsuǒ)
公廁 / 公厕 (gōngcè)
坑廁 / 坑厕
女廁 / 女厕 (nǚcè)
如廁 / 如厕 (rúcè)
廁所 / 厕所 (cèsuǒ)
廁格 / 厕格
廁牏 / 厕牏
廁紙 / 厕纸 (cèzhǐ)
東廁 / 东厕 (dōngcè)
殘廁 / 残厕
沖廁 / 冲厕 (chōngcè)
男廁 / 男厕 (náncè)
登廁 / 登厕 (dēngcè)
茅廁 / 茅厕
踎廁 / 踎厕
黑廁 / 黑厕

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cè, cì

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄜˋ, ㄘˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ci³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cè
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cè
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻê⁴
  - Yale: tsè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tseh
  - Palladius: цэ (cɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, literary variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cì
  - Zhuyin: ㄘˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cìh
  - Wade–Giles: tzʻŭ⁴
  - Yale: tsz̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyh
  - Palladius: цы (cy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: ci³
  - Yale: chi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: qi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː³³/

Middle Chinese: tsrhiH

Rime
Character	廁
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	初 (19)
Final (韻)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	初吏切
Baxter	tsrhiH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ʃʰɨ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈ͡ʂʰɨ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ʃʰie^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈ͡ʂʰɨ^H/
Li Rong	/t͡ʃʰiə^H/
Wang Li	/t͡ʃʰĭə^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʈ͡ʂʰi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ci³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*sʰrɯɡs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	廁
Reading #	1/2
No.	16594
Phonetic component	則
Rime group	代
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	廁
Old Chinese	/*sʰrɯɡs/

Definitions

廁

(literary) to mingle with; to participate in

Compounds

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cè (ce⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cak¹ / zak¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cè
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cè
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻê⁴
  - Yale: tsè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tseh
  - Palladius: цэ (cɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: cak¹ / zak¹
  - Yale: chāk / jāk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsak⁷ / dzak⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: ceg¹ / zeg¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐk̚⁵/, /t͡sɐk̚⁵/

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*sʰrɯɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	廁
Reading #	2/2
No.	16604
Phonetic component	則
Rime group	職
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	測
Old Chinese	/*sʰrɯɡ/

Definitions

廁

Used in 廁足／厕足 (cèzú).

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of 廁 – see 仄 (“slanting; oblique; narrow; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 仄).

References

“廁”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

廁

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

Go-on: し (shi)、しき (shiki)
Kan-on: し (shi)、そく (soku)
On: しょく (shoku)
Kun: かわや (kawaya)

Korean

Hanja

廁 (eum 치 (chi))

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Vietnamese

Han character

廁: Hán Nôm readings: xí

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廁

Translingual

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