Shareables · HSK 2 · 声 · Sound series
声旁 · 巳 gives the sound
巳 carries the sound in 5 characters, including 起.
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巳sì6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake
同声旁 · SAME SOUND COMPONENT
The component is the clue: once you can read 巳, you can guess all of these.
| Character | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 起 | qǐ | to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to launch/to initiate (action) |
| 异 | yì | different/other/hetero-/unusual/strange/surprising/to distinguish/to separate/to discriminate |
| 祀 | sì | to sacrifice |
| 汜 | sì | stream which returns after branching |
| 圯 | yí | bridge, bank |
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