纤悉
xiān​xī

detailed

纤 xiān fine Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 千 represents the sound. Simplified form of 纖.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

千
千 Sound component
qiān thousand

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

悉 xī thorough and detailed

Alludes to knowing (心) the distinctions (釆) between things thoroughly.

Components

釆
釆 Meaning component
biàn, biǎn distinguish
心
心 Meaning component
xīn, xin heart

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

蟋窸

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsit[s]i[t] completely

說文解字

《說文》：“悉，詳盡也。从心，从釆。，古文悉。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫李学勤《字源》p.68
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

纖 xiān fine Traditional

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

silk

韱
韱 Sound component
xiān wild onions or leeks

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsem
Unicodesiɛm

說文解字

細也。从糸韱聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)