锡
錫HSK 7freq #9399
Meanings
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- 1.tin (chemistry)
- 2.to bestow
- 3.to confer
- 4.to grant
- 5.Taiwan pr. [xí]
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Wiktionary
- 1.to have pity on; to regret; to feel sorry for
- 2.to cherish; to adore; to value greatly; to love dearly
- 3.to begrudge; to grudge; to spare; to stint
- 4.to kiss
- 5.to take into consideration; to take into account; to give consideration to
- 6.to give from superior to inferior; to give as a favor; to bestow
- 7.a surname
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *sjaːɡ): semantic 忄 (“heart”) + phonetic 昔 (OC *sjaːɡ) – a feeling (of the heart). Note that 昔 has meaning of “past, ending”, hence connotations of “feelings for the past, feeling about an ending – regret, rue”.
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Related words
焊锡 solder锡安 Zion锡蜡 pewter (alloy of tin 锡, lead 铅 and other metals)驻锡 (Buddhism) (of a monk) to take up residence (usually at a temple for teaching or spiritual enlightenment)锡箔 tinfoil锡克 Sikh锡镴 pewter (alloy of tin 锡, lead 铅 and other metals)锡矿 tin ore锡伯 Xibe ethnic group锡杖 (Buddhism) khakkhara; staff topped with metal rings, traditionally carried by Buddhist monks锡剧 Wuxi opera (which developed in the area around Wuxi 无锡[Wú xī])锡金 Sikkim, Indian state bordering Tibet