Chinese Etymology


Character Input: 使
Simplified (简体字):
Unicode := 4F7F
GB2312-80 := CAB9
使

Traditional (繁軆字):
Unicode := 4F7F
Big5 := A8CF
使
Phonetic (聲字部分): 吏 li4 shi4 史 shi3

Signific (有意部分): 亻人 ren2 person profile

Etymology (文字來源): Phonetic Signific, a person 亻人 - diplomat

Simplification (简化方法): no simplification

Cantonese (廣東話): sai2 si2 si3

Taiwanese (台灣話): sai2 sai3 su2

English Senses For (英文): shi3
to use / to employ / to apply / to make / to act / to indulge in / to send as diplomatic personnel / diplomatic envoys / if

English Senses For (英文): shi4
to be appointed as a diplomatic envoy / to be an ambassador to / an envoy / an emissary / a minister

ShuoWen (说文解字):
伶也從人吏聲

Class: traditional = simplified


Input Single Character (單字):


Seal (說文解字來的篆軆字) Characters


s05813
  LST Seal (六書通來的篆軆字) Characters 

L13528 L13529 L13530 L13531 L13532 L13533 L13534


L13535
  Bronze (金文编來的字) Characters 


b12363 b12364
  Oracle (甲骨文编來的字) Characters 


j19037

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