# 偲

| 偲 | U+5072, &#20594; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5072 |
| ← 偱 [U+5071] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 偳 → [U+5073] |

## Translingual
### Han character

偲 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 人田心 (OWP), four-corner 2623$_0$, composition ⿰亻思)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 111, character 32
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 895
* Dae Jaweon: page 238, character 5
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 191, character 4
* Unihan data for U+5072

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 偲
* Small seal scripts05721
* References:
* Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:
* Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
* Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
* Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
* Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
| | Old Chinese |
| 崽 | *ʔslɯːʔ, *srɯː, *srɯː |
| 偲 | *sn̥ʰɯː, *snɯ |
| 腮 | *snɯː |
| 鰓 | *snɯː |
| 揌 | *snɯː |
| 顋 | *snɯː |
| 愢 | *snɯː |
| 毢 | *snɯː |
| 諰 | *srɯː, *snɯʔ |
| 細 | *snɯːls |
| 思 | *snɯ, *snɯs |
| 緦 | *snɯ |
| 罳 | *snɯ |
| 禗 | *snɯ |
| 楒 | *snɯ |
| 葸 | *snɯʔ |
| 恖 | *snɯ |
| 颸 | *sʰrɯ |
| 囟 | *snɯns |
| 顖 | *sniŋs |
| 毸 | *snɯː |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *sn̥ʰɯː, *snɯ): semantic 亻 (“person”) + phonetic 思 (OC *snɯ, *snɯs).

### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): cāi, sāi (cai$^1$, sai$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄘㄞ, ㄙㄞ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): caai$^1$ / soi$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: cāi
*** Zhuyin: ㄘㄞ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cai
*** Wade–Giles: tsʻai$^1$
*** Yale: tsāi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsai
*** Palladius: цай (caj)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sāi
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄞ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sai
*** Wade–Giles: sai$^1$
*** Yale: sāi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sai
*** Palladius: сай (saj)
*** Sinological IPA : /saɪ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: caai$^1$ / soi$^1$
*** Yale: chāai / sōi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsaai$^1$ / soi$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cai$^1$ / soi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵/, /sɔːi̯⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: tshoj
Rime :
| Character | 偲 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 清 (14) |
| Final (韻) | 咍 (41) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 倉才切 |
| Baxter | tshoj |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡sʰʌi/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡sʰəi/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡sʰɒi/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /t͡sʰəj/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡sʰᴀi/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡sʰɒi/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡sʰɑ̆i/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | cāi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | coi$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*sn̥ʰɯː/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 偲 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 13824 |
| Phonetic component | 囟 |
| Rime group | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 猜 |
| Old Chinese | /*sn̥ʰɯː/ |

##### Definitions

偲
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
** able; talented
** Alternative form of 䰄 (“bearded”)
    From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    qí rén měi qiě cāi [Pinyin]
    Their master is admirable and able.
    From: 朱熹《詩集傳》
    Cāi, duō xū zhī mào. Fǔshì yuē rén zé měi, qí dé yě. Quán yǔ cāi zé měi qí mào yě. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

##### Compounds

* 美偲

#### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): sī (si$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄙ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): si$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sī
*** Zhuyin: ㄙ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sih
*** Wade–Giles: ssŭ$^1$
*** Yale: sz̄
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sy
*** Palladius: сы (sy)
*** Sinological IPA : /sz̩⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: si$^1$
*** Yale: sī
*** Cantonese Pinyin: si$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /siː⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: si
Rime :
| Character | 偲 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 息兹切 |
| Baxter | si |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /sɨ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /sɨ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /sie/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /sɨ/ |
| Li Rong | /siə/ |
| Wang Li | /sĭə/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /si/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | sī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | si$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*snɯ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 偲 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 13839 |
| Phonetic component | 囟 |
| Rime group | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 思 |
| Old Chinese | /*snɯ/ |

##### Definitions

偲
* (alt. form 愢) Used in 偲偲 (sīsī) and derived terms.

##### Compounds

* 偲偲 (sīsī)
* 切偲
* 切切偲偲
* 怡偲

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 偲 – see 𤟧 (“unease; scared”). (This character is recorded in one or more historical dictionaries as a variant form of 𤟧).

### References

* “偲”, 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–
* (Cantonese) 粵音資料集叢
* 羅竹風 [Luo, Zhufeng], editor (1986–1994), “偲”, in 漢語大詞典 [Hanyu Da Cidian] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House, →ISBN
* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), B00113

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)
* recollect
* remember

#### Readings

* Go-on: さい (sai)、し (shi)
* Kan-on: さい (sai)、し (shi)
* Kun: しのぶ (shinobu, 偲ぶ)

## Korean
### Hanja

偲 • (si) (hangeul 시, revised si, McCune–Reischauer si)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.