爔

爔 · xī

sunlight, sunshine; early dawn

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
xī
Cantonese
hei1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

sunlight, sunshine; early dawn

Dictionary definitions & readings

爔 xī · (archaic) fire; old variant of 曦 xī

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
32247.120:xī Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1226.020:xī Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
393.230:xī Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
キ Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
희:1N Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
FTGS Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
9885.3 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0687.030 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+7214
Radical
火 · 86
Strokes
20
Residual strokes
16
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #8065

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kDaeJaweon
1099.250
kHanYu
32247.120
kIRGDaeJaweon
1099.250
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
32247.120
kIRGKangXi
0687.030
kKangXi
0687.030
kMorohashi
19576
kSMSZD2003Index
406.01
kCangjie
FTGS
kFourCornerCode
9885.3
kMojiJoho
MJ016705
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIICore
CK
kIRG_GSource
G3-505D
kIRG_HSource
HB2-F46B
kIRG_JSource
JMJ-016705
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-5654
kIRG_KSource
K1-753D
kIRG_TSource
T2-693A
kRSUnicode
86.16
kTotalStrokes
20
kBigFive
F46B
kCCCII
225468
kCNS1986
2-693A
kCNS1992
2-693A
kGB3
4861
kKoreanName
2015
kTGH
2013:8065
kCantonese
hei1
kDefinition
sunlight, sunshine; early dawn
kHangul
희:1N
kHanyuPinyin
32247.120:xī
kJapanese
キ
kKorean
HUY
kMandarin
xī
kTGHZ2013
393.230:xī
kXHC1983
1226.020:xī

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
1dictionary records using 爔0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
火 beside 羲 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿰火羲$(GHTKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰火羲$(GHTKP)

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