Zi:词
词(F詞) [cí] word; 词典 dictionary; 动词 verb; 词汇 vocabulary
One monosyllabic entry in The ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary (namespace Ci):
►¹cí(r) 词[詞] {A} n. ①word; term ‖ Tā méi ∼r le. 他没∼儿了。 He ran out of things to say. ②speech; statement ③a kind of poetry originating in the Tang dynasty and flourishing during the Song dynasty
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The Shuōwén Seal form of 词/詞(䛐) cí ‘spoken word’ combines 讠/言 (yán) ‘direct speech’, and 司() sī ‘servant/minister’ (phonosemantic).
Compare: 辞/辭() cí ‘plaint/complaint; defend/explain’; 词/辞典 cídiǎn ‘dictionary’ (詞/辭典).
Compare: 辞/辭 cí ‘decline’ (辞谢, 推辞), formerly wr. 辤() 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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►Cantonese: chih\
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