窸窣

窸窣

Chinese

		disturbing noises	rush out of a den; rustling
simp. and trad. (窸窣)		窸	窣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīsū, xīsù

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄙㄨ, ㄒㄧ ㄙㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: xīsū
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄙㄨ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shisu
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ su⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: xīsù
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄙㄨˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shisuh
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ su⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: /siɪt̚  suət̚/▼

Rime
Character	窸	窣
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	質 (48)	沒 (56)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	息七切	蘇骨切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/siɪt̚/	/suət̚/
Pan Wuyun	/sit̚/	/suot̚/
Shao Rongfen	/sjet̚/	/suət̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sit̚/	/swət̚/
Li Rong	/siĕt̚/	/suət̚/
Wang Li	/sĭĕt̚/	/suət̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/si̯ĕt̚/	/suət̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xi	su

Adjective

窸窣

1. (literary, onomatopoeia) rustling

Derived terms

窸窸窣窣