Unicode: U+5C56

Pinyin: xī

Definition

* 〔~迟〕古同"栖迟",滞留不进。 * 古同"犀",坚固

(translated) old variant of "栖迟" (qī chí), meaning to linger and not proceed; ancient form of "犀" (xī), meaning solid and strong

Structure

Related substructures

Precursors

Oracle Bone Script
c. 1300–1050 BCE (Late Shang)
Inscriptions carved on turtle plastrons and animal bones for divination and record-keeping in the late Shang royal court; the oldest large attested corpus of written Chinese.Wikipedia ->
44_E2B3
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
33_E2FA33_E2FC33_E2FB33_E2FE33_E2FF33_E2FD33_E30033_E30133_E30433_E30233_E30533_E30733_E30333_E30633_E308
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
56_F6A356_F6A4
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_5C56