斯

Mandarin · pinyin sī#

Meanings · sī

  1. (phonetic)
  2. this
Mandarin · pinyin Sī#

Meanings · Sī

  1. Slovakia
  2. Slovak
  3. abbr. for 斯洛伐克 Sī luò fá kè
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斯
sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
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character · Etymology 1

  1. (Classical) this; these; here
  2. (Classical) then; thus
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) emphatic particle
  4. a surname
  5. Used in transcription.
  6. Used in transcription. — (Mainland China) short for 斯大林 (Sīdàlín, “Stalin”)

character · Etymology 2

  1. (obsolete) original form of 撕 (sī, “to lop off”)

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