xī​sū

rustling

faint sound

Components

Meaning component
xué, jué cave

cave

Sound component
thorough and detailed

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsid
Unicodesit

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

sū, sù to rush out of a den

Components

Meaning component
xué, jué cave

hole

Sound component
zú, cù, cuì soldier, to finish

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsuːd
Unicodesuət

說文解字

从穴中卒出。从穴卒聲。

Sources

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