欷

xī

Definitions

xī to sigh; to sob

Etymology phono-semantic

yawn

Semantic: 欠 Phonetic: 希

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Seal etymology image
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical etymology image
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical etymology image
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Related Characters

Component: 希

稀 烯 唏 浠 郗 豨 絺 睎 悕 晞 瓻 鵗

Component: 欠

次 欢 款 欧 歌 软 欲 吹 欣 饮 欺 歇 欠 钦

Components

希 欠

Example Words

欷歔