fú​xì

ritual purification

fú, fèi exorcise

Components

Meaning component
shì show

spirit

Sound component
bá, quǎn pull up

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartphjutpʰutCHECK
pjojHpo[t]-sexpel noxious influences
Zhengzhangpods
pʰud

說文解字

除惡祭也。从示犮聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

semi-annual ceremony of purification

Components

Meaning component
shì show

spirit

Sound component
qì, xiè, qiè deed

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡeːds

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang