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xì

Definitions

xì shoe, the sole of a shoe; magpie

Etymology

Pictograph of a bird with its two wings opened. Based on the original meaning "magpie", now written as 鵲. The current meaning "shoe" is a phonetic loan.

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Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 勹

Component: 灬

Component: 臼

Components

勹灬臼