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(F​) [] word; 词​ dictionary; ​词 verb; 词​ vocabulary

One monosyllabic entry in The ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary (namespace Ci):

¹cí(r) [​] {A} n.word; termTā méi ∼r le. 他没∼儿了。 He ran out of things to say.speech; statementa kind of poetry originating in the Tang dynasty and flourishing during the Song dynasty


The Shuōwén Seal form of 词/​(​􁢩) cí ‘spoken word’ combines ​/​ (yán) ‘direct speech’, and ​(​􁢨) sī ‘servant/minister’ (phonosemantic).
    Compare: ​/​(​􂥆) cí ‘plaint/complaint; defend/explain’; 词/​ cídiǎn ‘dictionary’ (​/​).
    Compare: ​/​ cí ‘decline’ (​, ​), formerly wr. ​(​􂥄) cí ‘decline/refuse (to accept)’.
►references: Karlgren:AD810; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:6.3958.1; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:062.1.02; EDOC:0
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