斯
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Translingual
Han character
斯 (Kangxi radical 69, 斤+8, 12 strokes, cangjie input 廿金竹一中 (TCHML), four-corner 42821, composition ⿰其斤)
References
- KangXi: page 480, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13563
- Dae Jaweon: page 839, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2025, character 6
- Unihan data for U+65AF
Chinese
| simp. and trad. | 斯 | |
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Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 斯 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Characters in the same phonetic series (斯) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 嘶 | *seː |
| 撕 | *seː, *se |
| 斯 | *se |
| 廝 | *se |
| 蟴 | *se |
| 燍 | *se |
| 鐁 | *se |
| 凘 | *se |
| 澌 | *ses |
Etymology 1
Cognate with 此 (OC *sʰeʔ, “this”) (Schuessler, 2007).
STEDT compares 此 (OC *sʰeʔ) and 斯 (OC *se) to Proto-Tani *si (“this”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
斯
- (Classical Chinese) this; these; here
- 生於斯，長於斯／生于斯，长于斯 ― shēng yú sī, zhǎng yú sī ― to have been born and raised here
- 亡之，命矣夫！斯人也而有斯疾也！斯人也而有斯疾也！ [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Wáng zhī, mìng yǐ fū! Sī rén yě ér yǒu sī jí yě! Sī rén yě ér yǒu sī jí yě! [Pinyin]
- It is killing him. It is the appointment of Heaven, alas! That such a man should have such a sickness! That such a man should have such a sickness!
- (Classical Chinese) then; thus
- † emphatic particle (clarification of this definition is needed)
- a surname
- Used in transcription.
- (Mainland China) Short for 斯大林 (Sīdàlín, “Stalin”).
Usage notes
- In modern Chinese, this character is almost entirely used for phonetic translations. The character mainly represents the phoneme /s/ or /θ/ in word-final and preconsonantal positions.
Compounds
Derived terms from 斯
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Pronunciation
Definitions
斯
- † Original form of 撕 (sī, “to lop off”).
References
- “斯”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
斯
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
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Readings
- Go-on: し (shi)
- Kan-on: し (shi)
- Tō-on: す (su)
- Kun: か (ka, 斯); こう (kou, 斯う); この (kono, 斯); これ (kore, 斯); かく (kaku, 斯く); ここに (kokoni, 斯)
Korean
Hanja
斯 • (sa) (hangeul 사, revised sa, McCune–Reischauer sa, Yale sa)
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Vietnamese
Han character
斯: Hán Việt readings: tư[1][2][3][4][5]
斯: Nôm readings: tư[1][2]
- chữ Hán form of Tư (“a surname”).
- chữ Hán form of tư (“this (compounds), also a syllable used for the Sino-Vietnamese readings of foreign names (mainly the /s/ phoneme) transcripted into Chinese characters”).
References
- Nguyễn et al. (2009).
- Trần (2004).
- Trần (1999).
- Nguyễn (1974).
- Thiều Chửu (1942).