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泗

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nasal mucus

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Strokes
8
Radical
水 +5
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
泗
Common rank
#2,752
Unicode
U+6CD7

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How 泗 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 meaning “water” + 四 sound ( sì )

Components 氵 四

Words with 泗

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WordPinyinMeaning
泗水县 Sì shuǐ Xiàn Sishui, a county in Jining City 濟寧市|济宁市[Ji3 ning2 Shi4], Shandong
泗阳县 Sì yáng Xiàn Siyang, a county in Suqian City 宿遷市|宿迁市[Su4 qian1 Shi4], Jiangsu
泗洪县 Sì hóng Xiàn Sihong, a county in Suqian City 宿遷市|宿迁市[Su4 qian1 Shi4], Jiangsu
泗县 Sì Xiàn Si County or Sixian, a county in Suzhou City 宿州市[Su4 zhou1 Shi4], Anhui
泗水 Sì Shuǐ Si River in Shandong
泗水 Sì shuǐ Sishui County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong; Surabaya, capital of East Java provinc…
泗阳 Sì yáng see 泗陽縣|泗阳县[Si4 yang2 Xian4]
涕泗横流 tì sì héng liú tears and mucus flowing profusely; sniveling; in a tragic state
涕泗纵横 tì sì zòng héng tears and mucus flowing profusely; sniveling; in a tragic state
嵊泗列岛 Shèng sì Liè dǎo Shengsi Islands, making up Shengsi county in Zhoushan 舟山[Zhou1 shan1], Zhejiang
泗洪 Sì hóng see 泗洪縣|泗洪县[Si4 hong2 Xian4]
嵊泗县 Shèng sì Xiàn Shengsi, a county in Zhoushan City 舟山市[Zhou1 shan1 Shi4], Zhejiang
涕泗滂沱 tì sì pāng tuó a flood of tears and mucus; broken-hearted and weeping bitterly
嵊泗 Shèng sì see 嵊泗縣|嵊泗县[Sheng4 si4 Xian4]