# 匙

| 匙 | U+5319, &#21273; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5319 |
| ← 匘 [U+5318] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 匚 → [U+531A] |

## Translingual
### Han character

匙 (Kangxi radical 21, 匕+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 日人心 (AOP), four-corner 6180$_1$, composition ⿺是匕)

#### Derived characters

* 𣼮, 𨫞

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 153, character 5
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2590
* Dae Jaweon: page 344, character 20
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 263, character 2
* Unihan data for U+5319

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 匙 :
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 鞮 | *teː |
| 隄 | *teː, *deː |
| 堤 | *teː, *teːʔ, *dje |
| 鍉 | *teː |
| 蝭 | *teːs, *deː |
| 醍 | *tʰeːʔ, *deː |
| 緹 | *tʰeːʔ, *deː |
| 提 | *deː, *dje |
| 瑅 | *deː |
| 題 | *deː, *deːs |
| 媞 | *deː, *deːʔ, *djeʔ |
| 褆 | *deː, *deʔ, *djeʔ |
| 禔 | *deː, *tje, *dje |
| 騠 | *deː |
| 趧 | *deː |
| 鯷 | *deː, *deːs, *djes |
| 踶 | *deːs, *deʔ |
| 徥 | *deʔ, *djeʔ |
| 匙 | *dje |
| 是 | *djeʔ |
| 諟 | *djeʔ |
| 翨 | *hljes, *kles |
| 睼 | *tʰeːns |
| 寔 | *djɯɡ |
| 湜 | *dɯɡ |
| 遈 | *djɯɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *dje) : phonetic 是 (OC *djeʔ) + semantic 匕 (“spoon”).

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): chí (chi$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄔˊ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ci$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): si$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ̀ / sṳ̀
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ci$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): siè
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sî
    (Teochew, Peng'im): si$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$zy
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chí
*** Zhuyin: ㄔˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chíh
*** Wade–Giles: chʻih$^2$
*** Yale: chŕ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyr
*** Palladius: чи (či)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/
* 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: si$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /si²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̀ / sṳ̀
*** Hakka Romanization System: cii$^ˇ$ / sii$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ci$^2$ / si$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨ¹¹/, /sɨ¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ci$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰz̩¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: siè
*** Sinological IPA : /sie⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sî
*** Tâi-lô: sî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sii
*** IPA (Xiamen): /si²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /si²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /si¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /si²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /si²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: si$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sî
*** Sinological IPA : /si⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$zy
*** MiniDict: zy$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$zr
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zz̩²³/
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit匙 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | |
| Mandarin | Xining | /sz̩⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /t͡sʰz̩⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /sz̩³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /sz̩²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /sz̩¹¹/ 小勺兒 |
| Jin | Pingyao | /sz̩¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /sz̩³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /zz̩²³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /zz̩¹³/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /zz̩²¹³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /zei³¹/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /ɕi⁴⁴/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /ɕi⁴⁴/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁴¹/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /ʂʐ̩¹²/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | |
| Hakka | Meixian | /t͡sʰz̩¹¹/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /t͡sʰi²¹/ ～羹 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /t͡sʰi²¹/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /t͡sʰi²¹/ ～羹 |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /si³⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /sie⁵³/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /si⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | |
* Middle Chinese: dzye
Rime :
| Character | 匙 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 常 (25) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (11) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 是支切 |
| Baxter | dzye |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /d͡ʑiᴇ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /d͡ʑiɛ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /d͡ʑjɛ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /d͡ʑiə̆/ |
| Li Rong | /ʑie/ |
| Wang Li | /ʑǐe/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʑie̯/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | chí |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | si$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*dje/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 匙 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 11641 |
| Phonetic component | 是 |
| Rime group | 支 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 提 |
| Old Chinese | /*dje/ |

#### Definitions

匙
* spoon
** 1993, 梁淑芳 [Sophie S. F. Leung], 何巧嬋 [Ada Ho How Sim], 《兒童的生長與營養》 [Children's Nutrition and Growth], 香港 [Hong Kong]: 中文大學出版社 [Chinese University Press], →ISBN, page 58:
       fong$^3$ ce$^2$, hek$^3$ si$^4$ so$^2$ jung$^6$ dik$^1$ jam$^2$ gun$^2$ wo$^4$ ci$^4$ jaa$^5$ mei$^6$ ging$^1$ jim$^4$ gaak$^3$ siu$^1$ duk$^6$, jing$^1$ ji$^4$ jung$^6$ hau$^6$ ho$^2$ nang$^4$ wui$^5$ jan$^5$ zi$^3$ sai$^3$ kwan$^2$ gam$^2$ jim$^5$ wo$^4$ coeng$^4$ wai$^6$ jim$^4$ dang$^2$ ngai$^4$ him$^2$. [Jyutping]
       Moreover, straws and spoons used when eating have also not been disinfected rigorously; after use, babies may be in danger of bacterial infection, gastroenteritis, etc.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 匙, 勺 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 調羹, 湯匙, 羹匙, 匙子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 勺兒, 羹匙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 湯匙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 羹匙兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 羹匙兒, 勺子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 小勺兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 調羹兒, 羹匙兒, 勺兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 調羹, 羹匙兒, 小勺兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 勺兒, 小勺兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 羹匙兒, 勺兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 羹匙, 勺兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 羹匙兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 羹匙兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 羹匙兒, 勺兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 羹匙兒, 匙兒, 匙子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 湯匙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 湯匙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 調羹, 勺兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 羹匙兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 調羹, 勺兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 調羹 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 勺兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 調羹 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 勺子, 調羹, 小勺兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 匙羹兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 羹匙兒, 勺兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 匙子, 匙兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 調羹兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 調羹, 羹匙兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 匙子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 調羹, 調羹勺兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 羹勺兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 調羹兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 勺兒, 調羹匙兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 勺兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 調羹, 勺兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 調羹, 小勺兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 調羹, 小勺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 調羹, 磁勺兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 勺勺兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 勺勺兒, 調羹, 調羹兒, 小勺兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 調羹, 勺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 調羹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 調羹兒, 勺勺兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 調羹, 湯勺兒, 湯勺子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 勺子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 調羹兒, 調羹子, 勺勺子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 調羹兒, 調羹子, 勺兒, 勺勺子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 調羹, 勺勺子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 調羹 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 調羹, 勺勺子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 瓢羹, 瓢羹兒, 調羹, 調羹兒, 瓢瓢兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 調羹兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 調羹兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 調羹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 調羹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 調羹兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 瓢羹兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 瓢羹, 湯瓢, 瓢, 調羹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 調羹兒, 瓢羹兒, 湯瓢兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 調羹兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 調羹, 瓢羹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 瓢羹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 調羹兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 瓢羹, 調匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 調羹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 調羹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 調羹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 調羹, 小勺勺, 勺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 調羹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 調羹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 調羹, 匙羹, 瓢羹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 調羹兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 調羹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 瓢瓢 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 調羹兒, 調羹, 挑子, 茶叉 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 瓢子, 挑子, 調羹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 調羹, 湯瓢子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 湯勺子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 調羹, 勺兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 調羹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 湯瓢, 挑子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 調羹, 挑子, 勺子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 調羹, 湯勺兒, 勺兒, 挑兒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 匙羹, 羹 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 匙羹, 羹 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 湯殼 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 匙羹 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 匙羹 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 匙羹 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 匙羹 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 調羹 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 匙羹 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 匙羹 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 匙羹 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 匙羹 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 匙羹 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 匙羹 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 匙羹 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 匙羹 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 匙羹 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 匙羹 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 匙羹 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 匙羹, 羹 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 匙羹 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 匙羹 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 匙羹 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 匙羹 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 羹調 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 羹 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 匙羹 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 匙羹 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 瓢羹, 調羹 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 瓢羹, 調羹 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 挑羹 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 調羹, 調羹仔, 湯匙 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 調羹 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 匙羹 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 匙羹 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 挑羹 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 調羹 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 調羹 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 湯匙 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 調羹仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 湯匙 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 湯匙 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 湯匙 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 湯匙 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 湯匙 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 瓢羹, 瓢 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 瓢, 湯瓢 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 匙匙, 調羹兒, 羹匙 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 小勺兒 |
| Jin | Datong | 勺兒, 勺勺兒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 匙匙 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 調羹兒, 匙匙 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 調羹兒 |
| Jin | Linhe | 勺勺 |
| Jin | Jining | 調羹勺 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 調羹兒勺 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 小勺子 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 調羹勺兒, 勺勺兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 調羹勺子 |
| Jin | Handan | 調羹, 羹匙 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 調羹兒, 小勺兒 |
| Jin | Suide | 調羹兒, 勺勺 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 調羹 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 瓢羹 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 瓢羹, 湯匙 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 瓢羹, 湯匙 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 湯匙 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 湯匙 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 湯匙, 調羹, 調羹仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 蹺羹 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 湯匙 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 湯匙 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 湯匙仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 湯匙, 調羹仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 湯匙 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 湯匙仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 湯匙, 湯匙仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 湯匙 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 湯匙 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 湯匙 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 調羹, 湯匙 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 湯匙 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 湯匙 |
| Southern Min | Medan (Hokkien) | 調羹 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 湯匙 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 湯匙 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 湯匙 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 羹 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 頭羹 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 頭羹 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 調羹 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 調羹 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 調羹 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 調羹 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 調羹 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 調羹 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 調羹 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 匙羹 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 匙羹, 調羹 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 瓢羹 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 調羹, 抄, 剪勺 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 調羹 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 抄, 調羹 |
| Wu | Danyang | 匙, 匙匙, 調羹 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 瓢羹兒 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 瓢羹, 瓢羹兒 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 羹調, 調羹 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 調羹 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 瓢羹 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 瓢羹, 調羹, 挑子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 瓢羹, 調羹, 挑子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 調勾, 挑子 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 調羹, 調羹羹 |

#### Compounds

* 匙子 (chízi)
* 匙羹
* 湯匙 / 汤匙 (tāngchí)
* 煎匙
* 羹匙 (gēngchí)
* 茶匙 (cháchí)
* 飯匙 / 饭匙 (fànchí)
* 飯匙銃 / 饭匙铳
* 飯匙骨 / 饭匙骨

#### See also

* 勺 (sháo), 勺子 (sháozi)
* 調羹／调羹 (tiáogēng)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shi, chí, shí (shi$^5$／shi$^0$, chi$^2$, shi$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ˙ㄕ, ㄔˊ, ㄕˊ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): si$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): si$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): sṳ́ / sṳ̀
    (Meixian, Guangdong): si$^3$ / si$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): siè
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sî
    (Teochew, Peng'im): si$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$zy
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shi
*** Zhuyin: ˙ㄕ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: shih$^5$
*** Yale: shr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .shy
*** Palladius: ши (ši)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂʐ̩/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chí
*** Zhuyin: ㄔˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chíh
*** Wade–Giles: chʻih$^2$
*** Yale: chŕ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyr
*** Palladius: чи (či)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shí
*** Zhuyin: ㄕˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shíh
*** Wade–Giles: shih$^2$
*** Yale: shŕ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyr
*** Palladius: ши (ši)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂʐ̩³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: si$^4$
*** Yale: sìh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: si$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /siː²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: si$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /si²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ́ / sṳ̀
*** Hakka Romanization System: sii$^ˋ$ / sii$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: si$^3$ / si$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /sɨ³¹/, /sɨ¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: si$^3$ / si$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /sz̩³¹/, /sz̩¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: siè
*** Sinological IPA : /sie⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sî
*** Tâi-lô: sî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sii
*** IPA (Xiamen): /si²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /si²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /si¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /si²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /si²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: si$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sî
*** Sinological IPA : /si⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$zy
*** MiniDict: zy$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$zr
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zz̩²³/
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit匙 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ʂʐ̩⁰/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /su⁰/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /sz̩⁰/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /sz̩⁰/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /sz̩⁰/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /t͡sʰz̩⁰/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /sz̩⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /sz̩⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | |
| Mandarin | Hefei | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /sz̩⁴⁵/ 鑰～ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /sz̩¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /sz̩³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /zz̩²³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /zz̩¹³/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /zz̩²¹³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /zei³¹/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /ɕi⁴⁴/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /ɕi⁴⁴/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁴¹/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /ʂʐ̩¹²/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /sz̩⁰/ 鎖～ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /sz̩¹¹/ /sz̩³¹/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /ʃï¹¹/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /si²¹/ 鎖～ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /si²¹/ 鎖～ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /si³⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /sie⁵³/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /i²¹/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /si⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /ti³¹/ |
* Middle Chinese: dzye
Rime :
| Character | 匙 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 常 (25) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (11) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 是支切 |
| Baxter | dzye |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /d͡ʑiᴇ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /d͡ʑiɛ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /d͡ʑjɛ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /d͡ʑiə̆/ |
| Li Rong | /ʑie/ |
| Wang Li | /ʑǐe/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʑie̯/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | chí |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | si$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*dje/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 匙 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 11641 |
| Phonetic component | 是 |
| Rime group | 支 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 提 |
| Old Chinese | /*dje/ |

#### Definitions

匙
* key (Classifier: 條／条 c)
    鑰匙／钥匙 ― yàoshi ― key
    士啤匙 [Cantonese] ― si$^6$ be$^1$ si$^4$ [Jyutping] ― spare key

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 匙 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 鑰匙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 鑰匙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 鑰匙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 鑰匙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 鑰匙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 鑰匙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 鑰匙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 鑰匙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 鑰匙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 鑰匙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 鑰匙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 鑰匙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 鑰匙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 鑰匙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 鑰匙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 鎖匙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 鎖匙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 鑰匙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 鑰匙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 鑰匙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 鑰匙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 鑰匙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 鑰匙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 鑰匙 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 鑰匙 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 鑰匙 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 鑰匙 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 鑰匙 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 鑰匙 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 鑰匙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 鑰匙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 鑰匙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 鑰匙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 鑰匙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 鑰匙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 鑰匙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 鑰匙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 鑰匙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 鑰匙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 鑰匙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 鑰匙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 鑰匙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 鑰匙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 鑰匙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 鑰匙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 鑰匙 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 鑰匙 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 鑰匙 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 鑰匙 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 鑰匙 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 鑰匙, 鎖匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 鑰匙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kokang | 鎖心, 鑰匙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 鑰匙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 鑰匙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 鑰匙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 鑰匙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 鑰匙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 鑰匙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 鑰匙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 鑰匙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 鎖匙, 匙 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 鎖匙 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 鎖匙 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 鎖匙 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 鎖匙 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 鎖匙 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 鎖匙 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 鎖匙 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 鎖匙 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 鎖匙 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 鎖匙 |
| Hakka | Changting | 鎖匙 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 鎖匙 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 鎖匙 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 鎖匙 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 鎖匙 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 鎖匙 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 鎖匙 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 鎖匙 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 鎖匙 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 鎖匙 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 鎖匙 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 鎖匙 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 鎖匙 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 鎖匙 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 鎖匙 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 鎖匙 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 鎖匙 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 鎖匙 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 鑰匙 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 鑰匙 |
| Jin | Datong | 鑰匙 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 鑰匙 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 鑰匙 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 鑰子 |
| Jin | Linhe | 鑰匙 |
| Jin | Jining | 鑰匙 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 鑰匙 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 鑰匙 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 鑰匙 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 鑰匙 |
| Jin | Handan | 鑰匙 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 鑰匙 |
| Jin | Suide | 鑰匙 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 鎖匙, 㪗仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 鎖匙, 匙 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 鎖匙 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 鎖匙 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 鎖匙, 撰匙 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 鎖匙 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 鎖匙, 撰匙 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 鎖匙 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 鎖匙 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 鎖匙 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 鎖匙 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 鎖匙 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 鎖匙 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 鎖匙 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 鎖匙 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 鎖匙 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 鎖匙 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 鎖匙 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 鎖匙 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 鎖匙 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 鎖匙 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 鎖匙 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 鎖匙 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 鎖匙 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 鎖匙 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 鎖匙 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 鎖匙 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 鑰匙 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 鑰匙 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 鑰匙 |
| Wu | Danyang | 鑰匙 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 鑰匙 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 鑰匙 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 鎖匙開, 鎖匙, 鎖開 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 鑰匙 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 鎖匙 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 鑰匙 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 鎖匙, 鎖匙子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 鎖匙 |

#### Compounds

* 匙匣
* 匙咭
* 匙胚
* 熄匙
* 車匙 / 车匙
* 配匙
* 鎖匙 / 锁匙
* 鑰匙 / 钥匙
* 門匙 / 门匙

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* spoon

#### Readings

* Go-on: じ (ji)
* Kan-on: し (shi)
* Kan’yō-on: ひ (hi)
* Kun: かい (kai, 匙)、さじ (saji, 匙)、しゃじ (shaji, 匙)、すくい (sukui, 匙)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 匙
* じ Hyōgai
* on'yomi
From Middle Chinese 匙 (zhiɛ, “spoon”). The goon, so likely the earliest borrowing from Middle Chinese.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [d͡ʑi]

#### Suffix

匙(じ) • (-ji)
* spoon, scoop

##### Usage notes

Only found in compounds.

##### Derived terms

* 香(きょう)匙(じ) (kyōji): a spoon or scoop used to scoop out incense
* 火(こ)匙(じ) (koji): a pair of tongs or chopsticks (usually metal), used to handle live coals or burning incense
* 匙(さじ) (saji): a spoon or scoop
* 匙(しゃじ) (shaji): a spoon or scoop

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 匙
* し Hyōgai
* on'yomi
From Middle Chinese 匙 (zhiɛ, “spoon”). The kan'on, so a later borrowing. Compare modern Cantonese 匙 (ci$^4$), Min Nan 匙 (sî).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɕi]

#### Suffix

匙(し) • (-shi)
* spoon, scoop

##### Usage notes

Only found in compounds.

##### Derived terms

* 円(えん)匙(し) (enshi): a spoon-shaped spade for digging
* 鑰(やく)匙(し) (yakushi): a key (from the vague similarity in shape to a spoon, with the bowl of the spoon as the handle of the key)

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 匙
* ひ Hyōgai
* on'yomi
* Alternative spelling
* 匕
Likely an alteration of the kan'on reading shi: /si/ → /hi/

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [çi]

#### Affix

匙(ひ) • (hi)
* spoon, scoop

##### Usage notes

Only found in compounds.

##### Derived terms

* 円(えん)匙(ぴ) (enpi): a spoon-shaped spade for digging
* 匙(ひ)量(りょう) (hiryō): a spoonful, as when measuring medicine

### Etymology 4

* Kanji in this term
* 匙
* かい Hyōgai
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spelling
* 匕
/kapi$_1$/ → /kapi/ → /kaɸi/ → /kahi/ → /kai/
From Old Japanese 貝 (kai, “shellfish, clam; clam shell”), from the way that clam shells were used as scoops.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ka̠i]

#### Noun

匙(かい) • (kai)
* (obsolete) a scoop for food
* (archaic, rare) a wooden sword for training
    This sense developed from an ateji spelling of 木刀 (literally, “wooden blade”) applied to the food scoop meaning.

##### Derived terms

* 飯(いい)匙(がい) (īgai): (obsolete) a rice scoop
* 御(お)台(だい)匙(がい) (odaigai): (obsolete) a rice scoop
* 匙(かい)笥(げ) (kaige): a small bucket or basin used in the bath to scoop water from the tub to pour over oneself
* 切(せっ)匙(かい) (sekkai), 狭(せっ)匙(かい) (sekkai), 刷(せっ)匙(かい) (sekkai): a scoop used to scrape off ground material stuck to the inner surface of a mortar

### Etymology 5

* Kanji in this term
* 匙
* さじ Hyōgai
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spelling
* 匕
Originally a compound of 茶 (sa, “tea”, the tōon or Tang reading) +‎ 匙 (ji, “spoon, scoop”). This on'yomi reading for a two-character term was then applied to the single-character 匙 spelling, and re-interpreted as kun'yomi.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) さじ [sáꜜjì] (Atamadaka – [1])
* (Tokyo) さじ [sàjíꜜ] (Odaka –)
* IPA: [sa̠ʑi]

#### Noun

匙(さじ) • (saji)
* spoon, scoop used for food
    私(わたし)たちは匙(さじ)でスープを飲(の)む。
       Watashitachi wa saji de sūpu o nomu.
       We eat soup with a spoon.
* more specifically, a spoon or scoop used for compounding medicine
* by extension, medicine
* by further extension, a doctor

##### Usage notes

In modern Japanese, the term スプーン (supūn) is used to refer to spoons in general, including spoons as found in the Western world. The term saji generally refers more to the broad, usually flat-bottomed Asian-style spoon shown at right.
The saji reading is the most common in modern Japanese when using this term as a standalone noun. The kanji spelling (匙) is rarely encountered; it is usually written in hiragana alone (さじ).

##### Derived terms

* 石(いし)匙(さじ) (ishi saji): (neolithic) a stone spoon or scoop
* 大(おお)匙(さじ) (ōsaji): a large spoon or scoop, a ladle; a tablespoon, a unit of measure of 15ml
* 御(お)匙(さじ) (o-saji): a spoon (polite speech); a doctor (especially one tending to a high-ranking samurai family)
* 御(お)匙(さじ)医(い)師(し) (o-saji ishi): a doctor (especially one tending to a high-ranking samurai family)
* 香(こう)匙(さじ) (kō saji): an incense scoop
* 小(こ)匙(さじ) (kosaji): a small spoon or scoop; a teaspoon, a unit of measure of 5ml
* 匙沢瀉, 匙(さじ)面(おも)高(だか) (sajiomodaka): a perennial flowering plant, Alisma plantago-aquatica var. orientale (common water plantain, mad-dog weed)
* 匙(さじ)加(か)減(げん) (sajikagen): literally, “spoon moderation”: the degree of skill in compounding medicine; a doctor's method of treatment; the balance of flavors in a dish; knack or finesse in doing something
* 匙(さじ)が回(まわ)る (saji ga mawaru): (idiom): “the spoon goes around” → to be skillful at compounding medicine
* 匙(さじ)先(さき) (sajisaki): literally, “spoon tip”: the degree of skill in compounding medicine; a doctor's skill in treatment
* 匙(さじ)を投(な)げる (saji o nageru): (idiom): “throw the spoon” → throw in the towel
* 茶(ちゃ)匙(さじ) (cha saji): a teaspoon (a spoon used for tea); a teaspoon, a unit of measure of 5ml
* 角(つの)匙(さじ) (tsuno saji): a spoon made from horn, such as a cow's horn, used historically when working with medicines
* 灰(はい)匙(さじ) (hai saji): a spoon or scoop used to scoop out ashes from the brazier used for tea ceremony
* 浜(はま)匙(さじ) (hamasaji): a perennial plant, Limonium tetragonum (autumn statice or square-stem statice)
* 一(ひと)匙(さじ)飯(めし) (hitosaji meshi): a single scoop of cooked rice (viewed as inadequate and bad luck to eat just this amount, with some superstitions that eating just this would cause one to become a stepmother or stepchild)

##### Idioms

* 匙(さじ)の先(さき)より口(くち)の先(さき) (saji no saki yori kuchi no saki): “not so much the tip of their spoon, as the tip of their tongue” → a pejorative comment about a doctor, stating that they are better at flattery and speaking nicely, than they are at actual medical treatment
* 匙(さじ)を投(な)げる (saji o nageru): “to throw the [medicine] spoon” → to throw in the towel, to give up

##### Synonyms

* (spoon, scoop): スプーン (supūn); 蓮(れん)華(げ) (renge): literally, “lotus leaf” from the similarity shape
* (medicine): 薬(くすり) (kusuri)
* (doctor): 医(い)者(しゃ) (isha)

### Etymology 6

* Kanji in this term
* 匙
* しゃじ Hyōgai
* kun'yomi
Appears to be an alteration of saji above: [sad͡ʑi] → [ɕad͡ʑi]

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しゃじ [shàjíꜜ] (Odaka –)
* (Tokyo) しゃじ [sháꜜjì] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [ɕa̠ʑi]

#### Noun

匙(しゃじ) • (shaji)
* spoon

##### Usage notes

This reading does not appear to be as common as the saji reading above. May be dialectal.

### Etymology 7

* Kanji in this term
* 匙
* すくい Hyōgai
* kun'yomi
Alternative spelling of 掬い (sukui, “scoop”), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 掬う (sukuu, “to scoop”).
Rare. Only found in compounds.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sɨkɯ̟i]

#### Noun

匙(すくい) • (sukui)
* (rare) a scoop

##### Usage notes

Although the general term 掬(すく)い (sukui) can serve as a standalone noun, this particular 匙 spelling for sukui is only found in compounds.

##### Derived terms

* 香(こう)匙(すくい) (kōsukui): an incense scoop

### References

* 1 2 3 4 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

## Korean
### Hanja

匙 (eum 시 (si))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

匙: Hán Nôm readings: thi, thìa, thì, chủy/chuỷ
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