a stream which leaves the main branch then later returns

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

water

Sound component
sì, yǐ 6th terrestrial branch

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangljɯʔ

說文解字

水別復入水也。一曰汜,窮瀆也。从水巳聲。《詩》曰:“江有汜。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica