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Radical:
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 4
Total Strokes: 8

Pronunciation

Pinyin: xī, cuò
Cantonese: sik1
JapaneseKun: MUKASHI
JapaneseOn: SEKI SHAKU
Korean: SEK CHAK
Vietnamese: tích

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: formerly; ancient; in beginning

CE-Dict: former times/the past/Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Soothill: Of old, formerly.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.former times; the past
2.in the olden days

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: former times; the past

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: former times; the past

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《日部》昔 乾肉也。从殘肉,日以晞之。與俎同意。

康熙字典文字版 【辰集上】【日字部】 昔
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤思積切,音惜。【說文】作㫺。乾肉也。从殘肉,日以晞之。與俎同意。【類篇】隷作昔。【五經文字】後人以爲古昔字。【易•說卦】昔者,聖人之作《易》也。【疏】據今而稱上世,謂之昔者也。【詩•商頌】自古在昔,先民有作。【禮•曲禮】必則古昔稱先王。 又【詩•陳風】誰昔然矣。【傳】昔,久也。【疏】昔是久遠之事。 又【禮•檀弓】予疇昔之夜。【註】猶前也。 又【博雅】昔,夜也。【左傳•哀四年】爲一昔之期。【莊子•天運篇】則通昔不寐矣。 又姓。【廣韻】漢有烏傷令昔登。 又【集韻】倉各切,音錯。觕也。【周禮•冬官考工記•弓人】老牛之角紾而昔。【註】昔讀爲交錯之錯,謂牛角觕理錯也。 又【韻補】叶息約切。【左思•詠史詩】當其未遇時,憂在塡溝壑。英雄有迍邅,由來自古昔。
考證:〔【左思·詠史詩】當其未遇時,憂其塡溝壑。〕 謹照原詩憂其改憂在。

(㫺)【說文】昔本字。籀文加肉作腊。【字彙】以爲古文昔字,非。腊原从㫺作。又𦠡、𦠪。

Buddhism words and phrases ancient; formerly

セキ
ancient; formerly

CF-Dict: passé

Han-De-Dict: Xi (u.E.) (Eig, Fam)