席 (Xí)

surname Xi

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 庶 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“席,籍也。《禮》:‘天子、諸侯席,有黼繡純飾。’从巾,庶省。,古文席,从石省。”

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