席 xí — seat · English

席

xí

seat

At a glance · 席

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「席」从巾从庶省，金文象席纹，小篆从巾席声。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「席」本义为席子、坐垫，引申席位、宴席、主席。

Structure

从巾、从庶省，会意兼形声，本为编织坐卧之席。

At a glance

Pinyinxí

Radical巾

Strokes10

UnicodeU+5E2D

Character type会意

Theme器物

Six languages, one character

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English seat seat; mat; take seat; banquet

Français natte / siège Natte, siège. «肆筵设席» : les places assises.

Español estera / asiento Estera, asiento. «肆筵设席»: los lugares sentados.

العربية حصيرة / مقعد حصيرة، مقعد. «肆筵设席»: أماكن الجلوس.

Русский циновка / место Циновка, место. «肆筵设席»: места для сидения.

Common words

席子xí zimat
主席zhǔ xíchairman

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