"ㄒ" meaning in Chinese

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Character

IPA: /ɕi⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ɕi⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: xī [Mandarin, Pinyin], xi¹ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧ [Mandarin, bopomofo], xī [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], si [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hsi¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], syī [Mandarin, Yale], shi [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], си [Mandarin, Palladius], si [Mandarin, Palladius]
Etymology: Initial consonant derived from 下 (xià) (Mandarin: xià) + rhyme. Etymology templates: {{m|zh|下}} 下 (xià), {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin
  1. 14th letter of the Zhuyin alphabet Tags: letter
    Sense id: en-ㄒ-zh-character-HMm9RsY4
  2. 20th letter of the extended Zhuyin alphabet Tags: letter
    Sense id: en-ㄒ-zh-character-Z8Wd7g74

Download JSON data for ㄒ meaning in Chinese (1.2kB)

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  "categories": [],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "下"
      },
      "expansion": "下 (xià)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cmn",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Mandarin",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Initial consonant derived from 下 (xià) (Mandarin: xià) + rhyme.",
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "character",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "14th letter of the Zhuyin alphabet"
      ],
      "id": "en-ㄒ-zh-character-HMm9RsY4",
      "tags": [
        "letter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "20th letter of the extended Zhuyin alphabet"
      ],
      "id": "en-ㄒ-zh-character-Z8Wd7g74",
      "tags": [
        "letter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "si"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "си"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "si"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ㄒ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "zh-pron usage missing POS"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "下"
      },
      "expansion": "下 (xià)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cmn",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Mandarin",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Initial consonant derived from 下 (xià) (Mandarin: xià) + rhyme.",
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "character",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "14th letter of the Zhuyin alphabet"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "letter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "20th letter of the extended Zhuyin alphabet"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "letter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "si"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "си"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "si"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ㄒ"
}

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