悽

Information about character(s)

Radical: 心
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 11
Variants: 淒

Pronunciation

Pinyin: qī, qì
Cantonese: cai1
JapaneseKun: ITAMU
JapaneseOn: SEI
Korean: CHE
Vietnamese: thê

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: sorrowful, grieved, melancholy

CE-Dict: variant of 淒|凄[qi1]/sad/mournful

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《心部》悽痛也。从心妻聲。

康熙字典文字版 【卯集上】【心字部】悽
【唐韻】七稽切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】千西切，𠀤音妻。【說文】痛也。从心妻聲。【集韻】悲也。【後漢·喬公祖傳】曹操過其墓，輒悽愴致祭奠。　又悽悽，饑病貌。【後漢·周黃徐姜申屠列傳贊】悽悽碩人，陵阿窮退。　又【韻會】七計切。恨也。

CF-Dict: lugubre/sombre/triste/lugubre/lamentable

Han-De-Dict: betrübt, traurig (u.E.)