Unicode: U+8478

Pinyin: xǐ

Definition

* 害怕,畏惧。 畏~不前。 * 不高兴:"人言善而色~焉"

afraid, bashful

Structure

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Precursors

Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
91_E55D91_E55E
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
81_E54181_E542

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