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瑟 (Kangxi radical 96,玉+9, 13 strokes,cangjie input一土心竹 (MGPH),four-corner11331,composition⿱玨必)
| trad. | 瑟 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp.# | 瑟 | |
| Historical forms of the character瑟 |
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled inHan) |
| Small seal script |
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| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 泌 | *mpriɡs, *priɡ, *bliɡ |
| 秘 | *mpriɡs |
| 毖 | *priɡs |
| 閟 | *priɡs |
| 柲 | *priɡs, *bliːɡ, *priɡ, *bliɡ |
| 鉍 | *priɡs, *priɡ |
| 邲 | *priɡs, *bliɡ, *briɡ |
| 覕 | *pliŋs, *mbliːɡ |
| 咇 | *bliːɡ, *priɡ, *bliɡ |
| 苾 | *bliːɡ, *bliɡ |
| 馝 | *bliːɡ, *bliɡ |
| 飶 | *bliːɡ, *bliɡ |
| 鴓 | *mbliːɡ |
| 鮅 | *pliɡ, *bliɡ |
| 必 | *pliɡ |
| 珌 | *pliɡ |
| 佖 | *bliɡ, *briɡ |
| 駜 | *bliɡ, *briɡ |
| 怭 | *bliɡ |
| 妼 | *bliɡ |
| 宓 | *mriɡ, *mliɡ |
| 樒 | *mriɡ |
| 密 | *mriɡ |
| 蔤 | *mriɡ |
| 滵 | *mriɡ |
| 蜜 | *mliɡ |
| 謐 | *mliɡ |
| 榓 | *mliɡ |
| 淧 | *mliɡ |
| 瑟 | *smriɡ, *smriɡ |
| 璱 | *sriɡ |
| 飋 | *sriɡ |
| 虙 | *blɯɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声,OC*smriɡ, *smriɡ): semantic 珡(“musical instrument”) + phonetic 必(OC*pliɡ).珡 has been simplified into the unrelated玨.
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 瑟 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 生 (21) |
| Final (韻) | 櫛 (51) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 所櫛切 |
| Baxter | srit |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʃɪt̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʃɪt̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʃiet̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʂit̚/ |
| Li Rong | /ʃiĕt̚/ |
| Wang Li | /ʃĭet̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʂi̯æt̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | she |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | sat1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 瑟 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | sè |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ srit › |
| Old Chinese | /*[s.m]ri[t]/ |
| English | lute |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 瑟 | 瑟 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 599 | 602 |
| Phonetic component | 必 | 必 |
| Rime group | 質 | 質 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 瑟 | 瑟 |
| Old Chinese | /*smriɡ/ | /*smriɡ/ |
瑟
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| 瑟 |
| しつ Hyōgai |
| kan'on |
瑟• (seul) (hangeul슬,revised seul,McCune–Reischauer sŭl,Yale sul)
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