兮
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Translingual
Han character
兮 (radical 12, 八+2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 金一女尸 (CMVS), four-corner 80207, composition ⿱八丂)
References
- KangXi: page 127, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1455
- Dae Jaweon: page 283, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 241, character 6
- Unihan data for U+516E
Chinese
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Glyph origin
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References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Characters in the same phonetic series (兮) (Zhengzhang, 2003) | |
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Old Chinese | |
盻 | *ŋeːs, *ɢeːs |
兮 | *ɢeː |
枍 | *qeːs |
Originally the same character as 乎 (OC *ɢaː). The oracle bone form consists of 丂 (“fork in a tree”) and two vertical strokes above; the two strokes are parallel in most oracle bone attestations, possibly representing finer branches (i.e. the sound produced by wind blows past these branches).
Pronunciation
Definitions
兮
- (literary) Sentence-final Exclamatory particle.
- 子夏問曰:「『巧笑倩兮,美目盼兮,素以為絢兮。』何謂也?」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, circa 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐ Xià wèn yuē: “‘qiǎoxiào qiàn xī, měimù pàn xī, sù yǐwéi xuàn xī.’ Héwèi yě?” [Pinyin]
- Zi Xia asked, saying, "What is the meaning of the passage - 'The pretty dimples of her artful smile! The well-defined black and white of her eye! The plain ground for the colors?'"
子夏问曰:“‘巧笑倩兮,美目盼兮,素以为绚兮。’何谓也?” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Japanese
Kanji
兮
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Korean
Hanja
兮 (eum 혜 (hye))
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Vietnamese
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