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西
U+897F

Seal script

Jinwen

Jiaguwen

Jianbo

Semantic variant

Alternate form
𠧧
Semantic variant

Radical:+ 0 strokes = 6 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.90#12 Kangxi: p.1128#10 Cihai: p.1221r6c03 GSR: 594.a Hanyu: v4,p2805#02
Composition:Top: , bottom: 𠁤. Component of: 𧟢 𨚹 𪠧 𬘟 𡧳 𡶼 𢬣 𤞏 𤥒 𥙘 𤈇 [More]
Mandarin: ㄒㄧ
Cantonese:sai1
Tang reconstruction:*sei
Shuowen:西部》西:鸟在巢上。象形。日在西方而鸟栖,故因以为东西之西。凡西之属皆从西。
Guangyun:广韵·上平声··西》西:秋方。《说文》曰:鸟在巢上也,日在西方而鸟西故因以爲东西之西篆文作㢴象形亦州名本汉车师国之地至贞观讨平以其地爲西州亦姓又汉复姓十一氏左传秦师西乞术宋大夫西锄吾西郷错出丗本又黄帝娶西陵氏爲妃名累祖史记魏文侯邺令西门豹周末分爲东西二周武公庶子西周爲氏晋有北海西郭阳何承天以爲西朝名士慕容廆以北平西方虔爲股肱何氏姓苑有西野氏西宫氏王符潜夫论姓氏志曰如有东门西郭南宫北郭皆是因居也。先稽切,十六。
Kangxi:康熙字典·襾部·襾部》西:〔古文〕𠧧㢴《唐韵》先稽切《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》先齐切,𠀤音粞。《类篇》金方也。《说文》鸟在巢上也。日在西方而鸟栖,故因以爲东西之西篆。文作㢴,象形也。《前汉·律历志》少隂者西方,西迁也。隂气迁落物,于时爲秋。《尚书·大传》西方者何,鲜方也。或曰鲜方,讯讯之方也。讯者,讯人之貌。又地名。《晋书·地理志》西郡。《韵会》唐置西州。又姓。《通志·氏族略》西氏。《姓苑》西门豹之后,改爲西。又《集韵》相咨切,音私。义同。又《篇海》苏前切,音先。《前汉·郊祀歌》象载瑜,白集西,食甘露,飮荣泉。《后汉·赵壹传·穷鸟赋》幸赖大贤,我矜我怜。昔济我南,今振我西。又《韵补》斯人切,叶音辛。《王延寿·鲁灵光殿赋》𤣥醴腾涌于隂沟,甘露被宇而下臻。朱桂黝鯈于南北,芝兰阿那于东西。又《类篇》乙却切,音约。平量也。又《广韵》籀文作𠧧。○按《玉篇》等书西字另一部。今从《字汇》《正字通》附入襾部。
考证:〔《前汉·郊祀志》象载瑜,白集西,食甘露,飮荣泉。〕谨按郊祀志无此文,谨照原书改郊祀歌。
Fanqie:先稽 (《广韵·上平声··西》)
Unihan definition:west(ern); westward, occident

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论语·述而》:西华曰:“正唯弟子不能学也。”
Gong Xi Hua said, "This is just what we, the disciples, cannot imitate you in."
孟子·尽心上》:吾闻西伯善养老者。
I have heard that the chief of the West knows well how to nourish the old.
礼记·奔丧》:齐衰以下不及殡:先之墓,西面哭尽哀,免麻于东方,即位,与主人哭成踊,袭。
At the rites for other relations, after those for the mother or father, the mourner who did not arrive while the coffin was in the house, first went to the grave, and there wailed with his face to the west, giving full vent to his sorrow. He then put on the cincture and hempen sash, and went to his station on the east, where he wailed with the presiding mourner, and went through the leaping. After this he covered his arms.
孝经·感应》:》云:‘西自东,自南自北,无思不服。
It is said in the Book of Poetry: From the west to the east, From the south to the north, There was not a thought but did him homage.
扬子法言》:魏武侯与吴起浮于西河,宝河山之固。
Wei Wuhou and Wu Qi were sailing on the West River, praising the strategic defensibility of the river and mountains.
墨子·经说上》:宇:东西家南北。
'East and West' covers North and South.
庄子·逍遥游》:西跳梁,不避高下。
East and west it leaps about, avoiding neither what is high nor what is low.
商君书·来民》:而晋之无有也信,秦之有馀也必,如此而民不西者,秦士戚而民苦也。
Now, whereas it is probable that these are what Jin does not have, it is beyond doubt that Qin has them in surplus. If, this being so, people do not, nevertheless, come west, it is because the soldiers of Qin are in sad plight and the people suffer hardships.
史记·五帝本纪》:西至于空桐,登鸡头。
Westward to 'Hollow cave' and Cock's-head hills.
荀子·大略》:尧学于君畴,舜学于务成昭,禹学于西王国。
说苑·君道》:夫上之化下,犹风靡草,东风则草靡而西西风则草靡而东,在风所由而草为之靡,是故人君之动不可不慎也。
春秋繁露·王道》:曰:古者周公东徵,则西国怨。
韩诗外传·卷一》:荆伐陈,陈西门坏,因其降民使修之,孔子过而不式。
大戴礼记·保傅》:帝入西学,上贤而贵德,则圣智在位,而功不匮矣。
白虎通德论·社稷》:尚书》亡篇曰:“太社唯松,东社唯柏,南社唯梓,西社唯栗,北社唯槐。”
新书·修政语上》:是故尧教化及雕题蜀越,抚交趾,身涉流沙,地封独山,西见王母,训及大夏渠叟,北中幽都,及狗国与人身而鸟面,及焦侥。
新序·善谋下》:高皇帝疑,问左右大臣,皆山东人,多劝上都雒阳,东有成皋,西有肴渑,倍河海,向伊洛,其固亦足恃,且周数百年,秦二世而亡,不如都周。
中论·爵禄》:太公亮武王克商宁乱,王封之爽鸠氏之墟,东至于海,西至于河,南至于穆陵,北至于无棣。
孔子家语·相鲁》:行之一年,而西方之诸侯则焉。
潜夫论·论荣》:卫青、霍去病,平阳之私人也,而武帝以为司马,实攘北狄,郡河西
论衡·无形》:禹、益见西王母,不言有毛羽。
太玄经·玄测都序》:经则有南有北,纬则有西有东。
风俗通义·六国》:成王时入据三公,出为二伯,自陕以西,召公主之。
孔丛子·论书》:西赤曰:“闻诸晏子,汤及太甲、祖乙、武丁,天下之大君。”
申鉴·俗嫌》:西方主杀,生者不寡。
新语·术事》:文王生于东夷,大禹出于西羌,世殊而地绝,法合而度同。
独断·卷上》:秋夕朝月于西门之外,别阴阳之义也。
蔡中郎集·独断》:汉家不言禘祫,五年而再殷祭,则西庙惠帝、景、昭皆别祠,成、哀、平三帝以非光武所后,藏主长安,故高庙四时祠于东庙,京兆尹侍祠衣冠车服,如太常祠行陵庙之礼,顺帝母故云姓李,或姓张。
列子·黄帝》:华胥氏之国在弇州之西,台州之北,不知斯齐国几千万里。
鶡冠子·环流》:斗柄东指,天下皆春,斗柄南指,天下皆夏,斗柄西指,天下皆秋,斗柄北指,天下皆冬。
文子·道原》:古民童蒙,不知东西,貌不离情,言不出行,行出无容,言而不文,其衣致,神德不全于身者,不知何远之能坏,欲害之心忘乎中者,即饥虎可尾也,而况于人?
文始真经·九药》:关尹子曰:“古今之俗不同,东西南北之俗又不同,至于一家、一身之善又不同。”
列仙传·赤松子》:往往至昆仑山上,常止西王母石室中,随风雨上下。
鬻子》:汤之治天下也,得庆誧、伊尹、湟里且、东门虚、南门蝡、西门疵、北门侧,得七大夫佐以治天下,而天下治。
韩非子·初见秦》:臣闻天下阴燕阳魏,连荆固齐,收韩而成从,将西面以与秦强为难,臣窃笑之。
慎子·威德》:毛嫱、西施,天下之至姣也。
谏逐客书》:昔缪公求士,西取由余于戎,东得百里奚于宛,迎蹇叔于宋,来丕豹、公孙支于晋。
管子·轻重己》:以夏日至始,数九十二日谓之秋至,秋至而禾熟,天子祀于太惢,西出其国,百三十八里而坛,服白而絻白,搢玉总,带锡监,吹埙篪之风,动金石之音,朝诸侯卿大夫列士,循于百姓,号曰祭月。
吴子·图国》:于是文侯身自布席,夫人捧觞,醮吴起于庙,立为大将,守西河。
六韬·兵道》:欲其西,袭其东。
尉缭子·天官》:今有城,东西攻不能取。

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