肅
sù

pay respects

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approved by Prismcool · Oct 24, 2023, 08:31 PM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Oct 24, 2023, 08:31 PM

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Original meaning: to tremble with fear

Depicts a hand holding a bamboo stick (聿) walking on the edge of an abyss (𣶒). Based on the original meaning "to tremble with fear". The meaning later shifted to "solemn" and "pay respects".

Components

聿
聿 IconicRemnant component

Used here to depict a hand holding a bamboo stick.

𣶒
𣶒 Iconic component

Depicts a deep pool filled with water.


Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsjuwksiwk solemn, severe
sjuwksiwk contract (v.); shrivel
sjuwksiwk present (v.)
sjuwksiwk beat (v.)
sjuwksiwk eager; swift

說文解字

《說文》：“肅，持事振敬也。从在上，戰戰兢兢也。，古文肅。从心，从卪。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)