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

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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

Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC