溪
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Meanings
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- 1.creek
- 2.rivulet
- 1.variant of 溪[xī]
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Wiktionary
- 1.stream; creek; brook; rivulet; rill (Classifier: 條／条 m c)
- 2.river (Classifier: 條／条 mn)
- 3.unsophisticated; gauche; stupid
- 4.(Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 溪 (MC khej)
- 5.a surname, Xi
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kʰeː): semantic 氵 + phonetic 奚 (OC *ɡeː). Compare Proto-Hmong-Mien *gle, whence Chuanqiandian Cluster Miao tl̥e (“river”) (Schuessler, 2007). Also compare Tibetan རྐ (rka, “gutter; channel”) (Sagart, 2020b).
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Stroke order
Components
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Derived terms
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Related words
小溪 brook双溪 Shuangxi or Shuanghsi township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn běi shì], Taiwan竹溪 see 竹溪县[Zhú xī Xiàn]南溪 see 南溪区[Nán xī Qū]资溪 see 资溪县[Zī xī Xiàn]涧溪 mountain stream泸溪 see 泸溪县[Lú xī Xiàn]溪流 stream卓溪 Zhuoxi or Chohsi township in Hualien County 花莲县[Huā lián Xiàn], east Taiwan平溪 Pingxi or Pinghsi township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn běi shì], Taiwan郎溪 see 郎溪县[Láng xī Xiàn]遂溪 see 遂溪县[Suì xī Xiàn]