xiè
bits
Phonosemantic compound. 尸 represents the meaning and 肖 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
xiè
bits, scraps, crumbs, fragments; bits; fragments; crumbs; filings; trifling; trivial; to condescend to
Most common words with 屑
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
bits | ||
to disdain to do sth | ||
to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom) | ||
breadcrumbs | ||
sawdust |
Component uses
Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*s-lˤi[t] | set | xiè | detail, trifle; fragment |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Appears in 4.2608% of movies
2602nd most common character in movies
2516th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 10 |
Unicode | U+5C51 |
Shuowen | “，動作切切也。从尸，聲。” |
Sources
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