唏

xī

Rank #4453

Definitions

xī sound of sobbing

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 希 represents the sound.

Semantic: 口 Phonetic: 希

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Component: 口

Component: 希

Components

口希

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