# 辭

| 辭 | U+8FAD, &#36781; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8FAD |
| ← 辬 [U+8FAC] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 辮 → [U+8FAE] |

## Translingual

| Japanese | 辞 |
| Simplified | 辞 |
| Traditional | 辭 |

### Han character

辭 (Kangxi radical 160, 辛+12, 19 strokes, cangjie input 月月卜廿十 (BBYTJ), four-corner 2024$_1$, composition ⿰𤔔辛)

#### Derived characters

* 𫍗, 𮓑

#### Descendants

* 辞 (in simplified Chinese and Japanese shinjitai)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1252, character 8
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38671
* Dae Jaweon: page 1732, character 3
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4043, character 13
* Unihan data for U+8FAD

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 辭 :
| Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 辤 | *ljɯ |
| 辭 | *ljɯ |
Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 𤔔 (“govern”) + 辛 (“punishment”) – litigation.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): cí (ci$^2$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄘˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ci$^2$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): cí
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): cií
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): цы (cɨ, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ci$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhu$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): ci$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ̀
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ci$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): si$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): cǔ
* Eastern Min (BUC): sṳ̀
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): so$^2$ / si$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sîr / sû / sî
    (Teochew, Peng'im): si$^5$ / se$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$zy
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zr$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: cí
*** Zhuyin: ㄘˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cíh
*** Wade–Giles: tzʻŭ$^2$
*** Yale: tsź
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyr
*** Palladius: цы (cy)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰz̩³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: ci$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: c
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰz̩²¹/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: cí
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰz̩²⁴/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: cií
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): cii$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰz̩²⁴/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: цы (cɨ, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰz̩²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ci$^4$
*** Yale: chìh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsi$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: qi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰiː²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lhu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬu²²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: ci$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰz̩²⁴/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̀
*** Hakka Romanization System: cii$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ci$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨ¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ci$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰz̩¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: si$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /sz̩¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: cǔ
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡su²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: sṳ̀
*** Sinological IPA : /sy⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: so$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬo¹³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: so$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬɵ¹³/
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: si$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬi¹³/
* so2 - literary;
* si2 - vernacular.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit辭 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /t͡sʰz̩³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /t͡sʰz̩²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /t͡sʰz̩⁴⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /t͡sʰz̩⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /t͡sʰz̩⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /t͡sʰz̩⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /t͡sʰz̩²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /t͡sʰz̩²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /t͡sʰz̩⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /t͡sʰz̩⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /t͡sʰz̩²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /t͡sʰz̩³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /t͡sʰz̩²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /t͡sʰz̩²¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /t͡sʰz̩²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /sz̩¹¹/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /t͡sʰz̩¹³/ /sz̩¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /t͡sʰz̩³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /zz̩²³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /zz̩¹³/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /d͡zz̩²¹³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /zz̩³¹/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /t͡sz̩¹³/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /d͡zz̩¹²/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /t͡sʰz̩²⁴/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /t͡sʰz̩¹¹/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /t͡sʰï¹¹/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /t͡sʰi²¹/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /t͡sʰz̩²¹/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /t͡sʰi²¹/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /su³⁵/ /si³⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /sy⁵³/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /t͡su²¹/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /sɯ⁵⁵/ /si⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /ti³¹/ ～別 /si³¹/ ～典 |
* Middle Chinese: zi
Rime :
| Character | 辭 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 邪 (17) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 似兹切 |
| Baxter | zi |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /zɨ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /zɨ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /zie/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /zɨ/ |
| Li Rong | /ziə/ |
| Wang Li | /zĭə/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /zi/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | sí |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ci$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*sə.lə/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ljɯ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 辭 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | cí |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ zi › |
| Old Chinese | /*sə.lə/ |
| English | words |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 辭 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 1684 |
| Phonetic component | 辭 |
| Rime group | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 詞 |
| Old Chinese | /*ljɯ/ |

### Definitions

辭
* diction; phraseology; speech; words
    See also: 詞
    修辭／修辞 ― xiūcí ― rhetoric ("refinement of speech")
    辭書／辞书 ― císhū ― dictionary; wordbook
* Ci (a form of classical poetry)
    《楚辭》／《楚辞》 ― “Chǔcí” ― Verses of Chu
* (obsolete) legal statement; deposition; testimony; confession
* to depart; to take one's leave
    告辭／告辞 ― gàocí ― goodbye ("allow me to take leave")
* to dismiss; to discharge; to fire
    辭退／辞退 ― cítuì ― to discharge
    From: 1953, 張瑛 [Cheung Ying] (actor), in 危樓春曉 [In the Face of Demolition], excerpted from the Corpus of Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Cantonese
    wai$^1$ go$^1$, dim$^2$ gaai$^2$ gung$^1$ si$^1$ fat$^1$ jin$^4$ gaan$^1$ wui$^5$ ci$^4$ nei$^5$ ne$^1$? [Jyutping]
    Brother Wai, why would your company suddenly fire you?
* to resign; to hand in
    辭職／辞职 ― cízhí ― to resign one's office; to tender one's resignation
* to shirk; to decline
    不辭勞苦／不辞劳苦 ― bùcíláokǔ ― to spare no effort
* to apologize (to accept fault and invite the pardon of the offended)
    From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
    Xuānzǐ cí yān, shǐ jíshì yú huì, chéng kǎitì yě. [Pinyin]
    Xuanzi (of Fan) apologized to him (Juzhi) and invited him to participate in the convention, so that his reputation as a "graceful and courteous lord" could be preserved.
* to excuse; to make up excuses (to provide explanation to lessen someone's fault)
    From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Qiú! Jūnzǐ jí fú shě yuē yùzhī, ér bì wèizhī cí. [Pinyin]
    Qiu, the superior man hates those declining to say 'I want such and such a thing,' and framing explanations for their conduct.
    From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Jīn zhī jūnzǐ, qǐ tú shùnzhī, yòu cóng wèizhī cí. [Pinyin]
    But do the superior men of the present day only persist in their errors? They go on to apologize for them likewise.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 解僱, 辭退, 解聘, 開除, 革除, 解職 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 解僱, 炒魷魚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 開除, 炒魷魚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 開銷 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 開銷, 開除 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 炒魷魚, 炒魷, 炒, 豉椒炒魷, 開除, 辭, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 除職 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 辭退 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 唔使 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 唔請 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 唔請 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 炒魷魚, 唔請 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 唔請 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 唔請, 炒魷魚, 炒 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 唔請, 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 唔請 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 辭工 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 炒魷魚 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 開銷 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 辭退, 解僱, 炒魷魚 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 唔愛去做, 炒魷魚, 打豎鋪 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 炒魷魚 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 炒魷魚 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 炒魷魚 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 解僱 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 解僱 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 解僱 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 解僱 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 解僱 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 解僱 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 辭 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 辭頭路, 辭, 齧拗, 齧捒 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 辭退 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 辭頭路 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 卜頭路 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 擗捒, 刣捒 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 解僱, 炒鰇魚 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 清, 炒鰇魚 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 炒鰇魚 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 除工 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 炒魷魚 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 炒魷魚 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 回報 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 開銷 |

### Compounds

* 一言半辭／一言半辞
* 不假辭色／不假辞色
* 不贊一辭／不赞一辞 (bùzànyīcí)
* 不辭／不辞 (bùcí)
* 不辭勞怨／不辞劳怨
* 不辭勞苦／不辞劳苦 (bùcíláokǔ)
* 不辭辛勞／不辞辛劳
* 以文害辭／以文害辞
* 修辭／修辞 (xiūcí)
* 修辭學／修辞学 (xiūcíxué)
* 修辭格／修辞格
* 假以辭色／假以辞色
* 傳聞異辭／传闻异辞
* 儷辭／俪辞
* 刀鋸不辭／刀锯不辞
* 利喙贍辭／利喙赡辞
* 利辭／利辞
* 力辭不受／力辞不受
* 卑辭厚禮／卑辞厚礼
* 卜辭／卜辞 (bǔcí)
* 卦辭／卦辞 (guàcí)
* 吞吐其辭／吞吐其辞
* 含糊其辭／含糊其辞 (hánhúqící)
* 告辭／告辞 (gàocí)
* 哀辭／哀辞 (āicí)
* 單辭／单辞
* 固辭／固辞 (gùcí)
* 國語辭典／国语辞典
* 在所不辭／在所不辞
* 堅辭／坚辞
* 外交辭令／外交辞令 (wàijiāo cílìng)
* 大放厥辭／大放厥辞
* 大肆厥辭／大肆厥辞
* 奉辭／奉辞
* 奉辭伐罪／奉辞伐罪
* 奮辭／奋辞
* 婉辭／婉辞 (wǎncí)
* 子罕辭寶／子罕辞宝
* 專科辭典／专科辞典
* 屬辭比事／属辞比事
* 廋辭／廋辞 (sōucí)
* 引咎辭職／引咎辞职
* 彖辭／彖辞
* 形於辭色／形于辞色
* 微辭／微辞 (wēicí)
* 忱辭／忱辞
* 情見乎辭／情见乎辞
* 惡言詈辭／恶言詈辞
* 悼辭／悼辞 (dàocí)
* 意切辭盡／意切辞尽
* 懇辭／恳辞
* 承顏接辭／承颜接辞
* 拙口鈍辭／拙口钝辞
* 拙於言辭／拙于言辞
* 拜辭／拜辞 (bàicí)
* 振振有辭／振振有辞 (zhènzhènyǒucí)
* 推辭／推辞 (tuīcí)
* 措辭／措辞 (cuòcí)
* 撓辭／挠辞
* 教辭／教辞
* 敬辭／敬辞 (jìngcí)
* 文辭／文辞 (wéncí)
* 昌辭／昌辞
* 曼辭／曼辞
* 枝辭／枝辞
* 楚辭／楚辞 (Chǔcí)
* 歸去來辭／归去来辞
* 殷墟卜辭
* 水火不辭／水火不辞
* 浮語虛辭／浮语虚辞
* 浮辭／浮辞
* 淫辭／淫辞
* 游辭／游辞
* 游辭浮說／游辞浮说
* 煩言碎辭／烦言碎辞
* 爻辭／爻辞 (yáocí)
* 片語隻辭／片语只辞
* 理不勝辭／理不胜辞
* 理得辭順／理得辞顺
* 理過其辭／理过其辞
* 甘言好辭／甘言好辞
* 甘言巧辭／甘言巧辞
* 異口同辭／异口同辞
* 發言遣辭／发言遣辞
* 百科辭典／百科辞典
* 百辭莫辯／百辞莫辩
* 萬死不辭／万死不辞 (wànsǐbùcí)
* 秋風辭／秋风辞
* 空言虛辭／空言虚辞
* 立言豎辭／立言竖辞
* 絕妙好辭／绝妙好辞
* 總辭／总辞
* 繫辭／系辞
* 置辭／置辞
* 義不容辭／义不容辞 (yìbùróngcí)
* 義不辭難／义不辞难
* 義正辭嚴／义正辞严 (yìzhèngcíyán)
* 腴辭／腴辞
* 致辭／致辞 (zhìcí)
* 與世長辭／与世长辞 (yǔshìchángcí)
* 華辭／华辞 (huácí)
* 虛辭／虚辞
* 言辭／言辞 (yáncí)
* 訓辭／训辞
* 託辭／托辞
* 設辭／设辞
* 詖辭／诐辞
* 誇大其辭／夸大其辞 (kuādàqící)
* 誇張其辭／夸张其辞
* 詭辭／诡辞
* 誄辭／诔辞
* 詭辭欺世／诡辞欺世
* 說辭／说辞 (shuōcí)
* 誼不容辭／谊不容辞
* 請辭／请辞
* 談辭如雲／谈辞如云
* 謙辭／谦辞 (qiāncí)
* 謝辭／谢辞 (xiècí)
* 譎辭／谲辞
* 象辭／象辞
* 贍辭／赡辞
* 躁人辭多／躁人辞多
* 辭不意逮／辞不意逮
* 辭不獲命／辞不获命
* 辭不達意／辞不达意
* 辭世／辞世 (císhì)
* 辭令／辞令 (cílìng)
* 辭典／辞典 (cídiǎn)
* 辭典學／辞典学
* 辭典派／辞典派
* 辭別／辞别 (cíbié)
* 辭卻／辞却
* 辭句／辞句 (cíjù)
* 辭吐／辞吐
* 辭呈／辞呈 (cíchéng)
* 辭命／辞命
* 辭喻橫生／辞喻横生
* 辭嚴氣正／辞严气正
* 辭嚴義正／辞严义正
* 辭多受少／辞多受少
* 辭官／辞官 (cíguān)
* 辭尊居卑／辞尊居卑
* 辭巧理拙／辞巧理拙
* 辭廟／辞庙
* 辭彙／辞汇 (cíhuì)
* 辭微旨遠／辞微旨远
* 辭情／辞情
* 辭意／辞意 (cíyì)
* 辭旨／辞旨
* 辭書／辞书 (císhū)
* 辭林／辞林 (cílín)
* 辭條／辞条
* 辭歲／辞岁
* 辭氣／辞气 (cíqì)
* 辭活／辞活
* 辭海／辞海 (Cíhǎi)
* 辭源／辞源 (cíyuán)
* 辭疾／辞疾
* 辭窮／辞穷
* 辭簡意足／辞简意足
* 辭給／辞给
* 辭義／辞义 (cíyì)
* 辭聘／辞聘
* 辭職／辞职 (cízhí)
* 辭致／辞致
* 辭色／辞色
* 辭色俱厲／辞色俱厉
* 辭藻／辞藻 (cízǎo)
* 辭行／辞行 (cíxíng)
* 辭託／辞托
* 辭訟／辞讼
* 辭謝／辞谢 (cíxiè)
* 辭讓／辞让 (círàng)
* 辭豐意雄／辞丰意雄
* 辭費／辞费 (cífèi)
* 辭賦／辞赋
* 辭趣／辞趣
* 辭退／辞退 (cítuì)
* 辭通／辞通
* 辭達／辞达
* 辭達理舉／辞达理举
* 辭采
* 辭鈍／辞钝
* 辭鋒／辞锋
* 辭靈／辞灵
* 辭章／辞章 (cízhāng)
* 辭頭／辞头
* 辭館／辞馆
* 辯口利辭／辩口利辞
* 遁辭／遁辞
* 遣辭／遣辞
* 遣辭措意／遣辞措意
* 遣辭用句／遣辞用句
* 遯辭／遁辞
* 郊廟歌辭／郊庙歌辞
* 長辭／长辞 (chángcí)
* 陛辭／陛辞
* 隱約其辭／隐约其辞
* 難辭其咎／难辞其咎 (náncíqíjiù)
* 電腦辭典／电脑辞典
* 面辭／面辞
* 題辭／题辞
* 駁辭／驳辞
* 騁辭／骋辞
* 高談虛辭／高谈虚辞
* 麗辭／丽辞 (lìcí)

### References

* “辭”, 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

| Shinjitai | 辞 |
| Kyūjitai | 辭 |

### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 辞)
* words
* speech
* expression
* phrase

#### Readings

* Go-on: じ (ji)
* Kan-on: し (shi)
* Kun: やめる (yameru, 辭める)

### Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 辭 – see the following entry. :
| 【言葉ことば】 | [noun] [from 759] a word, a term [noun] [from 934] language, speech Alternative spellings 詞, 辞 |
(This term, 辭, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (辞) of the above term.) :

## Korean
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [sʰa̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [사]

### Hanja

Wikisource 辭 (eumhun 말씀 사 (malsseum sa))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

辭: Hán Nôm readings: từ
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