How to write 玺
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Meaning of 玺
Pinyin
xǐ
Radical
玉
Strokes
10
Definition
ruler's seal
Usage
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玺
xǐ
名
1. Seal; after the Qin Dynasty, specifically refers to the imperial seal.
- Example: 玉玺 (jade seal).
- Example: 掌玺大臣 (minister in charge of the seal).
- Example: 玺书 (document bearing a seal).
- Example: 玺节 (seal stamp).
- Example: 玺绶 (seal ribbon).
Origin: The original meaning is seal, commonly used in ancient times. After the Qin Dynasty, it mostly refers to the imperial seal.
Character formation: Phonetic-ideographic; composed of the element for jade (玉) and the phonetic element (尔).
References:
1. "Shuōwén Jiězì": 玺, the seal of the ruler, thus governing land.
2. "Zhōulǐ · Zhǎngjié": Bribes are to be sealed with the seal.
3. "Zuǒzhuàn · Xiānggōng 29": The seal document was retrieved and given.
4. "Shǐjì · Qín Shǐhuáng Běnjì": In the ninth year of the First Emperor, in April, Miào Ài usurped the royal seals of the king and queen mother for rebellion.
5. "Suíbó · Lǐyí": The seal of the crown prince's wife is gold, square one inch, with a turtle knob.
6. Li Shāngyǐn's poem "Suí Gōng": The jade seal doesn’t belong to the sun’s corner, the brocade sail is bound for the horizon.
Examples:
- 玺册 (seal book; jade seal and the document command)
- 玺封 (document sealed with a seal)
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Input Method for 玺
Pinyin
xi3
Wubi
qigy
Cangjie
nfmgi
Zhengma
rkcs
Four Corner
27103
Unicode
U+73ba
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