How to write 昔

昔 [xī] [名] 1. 以前，从前。 (Former times; the past) 例如：昔者。昔人。往昔。今昔对比。 (For example: former times. Past people. In the past. Comparison of past and present.) 2. 同“夕”，夜。 (Same as "evening"; night) 3. 昨日。 (Yesterday) 4. 傍晚。 (Sunset; dusk) 5. 通“夕”，夜晚。 (Evening) 【引】 1. 《说文》：昔，干肉也。 (In "Shuowen," it states: "昔 means dried meat.") 2. 假借为“昨”。从前; 过去(与“今”相对)。 (Borrowed for "yesterday"; former times; the past (as opposed to "now")) 3. 例如： - 《周礼·酒正》：二曰昔酒。 (From "Zhou Li," it mentions: the second refers to past wine.) - 《书·无逸》：昔之人无闻知。 (From "Shu," it states: the people of old had no knowledge.) - 《诗·商颂·那》：自古在昔。 (From the "Book of Songs," it states: since ancient times.) - 《易·说卦传》：昔者圣王之作易也。 (From "Yi Jing," it states: in ancient times, the sage kings authored the 易.) - 《国语·晋语》：昔栾武子。 (From "Guo Yu," it states: in the past, Luan Wuzi.) - 唐·崔颢《黄鹤楼》：昔人已乘黄鹤去。 (Tang Dynasty, Cui Hao's "Yellow Crane Tower": The people of the past have already taken the yellow crane away.) - 清·周容《芋老人传》：昔自郡城。 (Qing Dynasty, Zhou Rong's "The Tale of the Yam Old Man": In the past, I came from the county town.) 【例】 例如：抚今追昔;今非昔比;今胜于昔;在昔(过去，从前);昔来(往日以来);昔士(古之贤人) (For example: cherishing the present while recalling the past; the present is not as the past; the present surpasses the past; in the past; since ancient times; ancient sages.) 6. 昨日。 (Yesterday) 【引】 1. 《孟子·公孙丑下》：昔者疾，今日愈，如之何不吊? 赵岐注：“昔者，昨天也。” (From "Mencius," it states: In the past, there was sickness; today it is better; how can we not mourn? Zhao Qi noted: "昔者 means yesterday.") 7. 傍晚。 (Sunset; dusk) 【引】 1. 《庄子·齐物论》：是今日适越而昔至也。 (From "Zhuangzi," it states: Today just passed and the evening has arrived.) 2. 《谷梁传·庄公七年》：日入至于星出谓之昔。 (From "Guliang Zhuan," it states: The time from sunset to the appearance of stars is called evening.) 3. 《史记·楚世家》：其乐非特朝昔之乐也。 (From "Shiji," it states: Their joy is not just the joy of morning and evening.) 8. 通“夕”，夜晚。 (Evening) 【引】 1. 《庄子·天运》：通昔不寐矣。 (From "Zhuangzi," it states: Having passed the night without rest.) 2. 《广雅》：昔，夜也。 (From "Guang Ya": "昔 means night.") 3. 《谷梁传·庄公七年》：夏四月辛卯昔。 (From "Guliang Zhuan," it states: The evening of the fourth month of summer in the calendar.) 4. 《列子·周穆王》：昔昔梦为国君……昔昔梦为人仆。 (From "Liezi," it states: In my dreams of the past, I was a lord... In my dreams of the past, I was a servant.) 5. 《左传·哀公四年》：为一昔之期。 (From "Zuo Zhuan," it states: For a period of one evening.) 【形】 1. 过去的、从前的。如：「昔日」。 (Past; former. For example: "in former days.") 唐·崔顥《黄鹤楼》诗：“昔人已乘黄鹤去，此地空余黄鹤楼。” (Tang Dynasty, Cui Hao's "Yellow Crane Tower": The people of the past have already taken the yellow crane away, leaving this place only the Yellow Crane Tower.) 【名】 1. 夜晚。 (Night) 《左传·哀公四年》：“为一昔之期，袭梁及霍。” (From "Zuo Zhuan": For a period of one evening, they attacked Liang and Huo.) 2. 姓。如汉代有昔登。 (Surname, for example, during the Han Dynasty, there was Xideng.) 【形】 1. 粗糙。《周礼·冬官考工记·弓人》：“老牛之角紾而昔。” (Rough. From "Zhou Li," it states: The horns of old cattle are coarse.)