"ㄙ" meaning in Chinese

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Character

IPA: /sz̩⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /sz̩⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: sī [Mandarin, Pinyin], si¹ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄙ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sī [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄙ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], sih [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], ssŭ¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], sz̄ [Mandarin, Yale, standard], sy [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], сы [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sy [Mandarin, Palladius, standard] Audio: Zh-si.ogg , zh-si.ogg
Etymology: Derived from 厶, ancient form of 私 (sī) (Mandarin: sī). Initial consonant derived from 厶, ancient form of 私 (sī) (Mandarin: sī) + rhyme. Etymology templates: {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin Head templates: {{head|zh|letter}} ㄙ
  1. 21st letter of the Zhuyin alphabet Tags: letter
    Sense id: en-ㄙ-zh-character-mdVYqT1o Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 46 44 2 1 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 45 1 1 4 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. 30th letter of the extended Zhuyin alphabet Tags: letter
    Sense id: en-ㄙ-zh-character-uBZ75RL1 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 46 44 2 1 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 45 1 1 4 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
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      "zh-pron": "sī"
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      "zh-pron": "si¹"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "ㄙ"
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      "zh-pron": "sī"
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      "zh-pron": "sih"
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      "zh-pron": "ssŭ¹"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "sz̄"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "sy"
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      "zh-pron": "сы"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/sz̩⁵⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "sī"
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      "zh-pron": "si¹"
    },
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄙ"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "sī"
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      "zh-pron": "sih"
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      "zh-pron": "ssŭ¹"
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      "zh-pron": "sz̄"
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      "zh-pron": "sy"
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