si6礻
Jyutpingsi6
Yalesih
Definition
Radical number 113, representing a spirit, altar, or cult.
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How it's used
This component is almost exclusively referred to as 示字部 in a pedagogical or dictionary context. It is a radical that appears on the left side of characters related to rituals, spirits, or religious concepts. Learners should note that while it is technically called 礻, it is rarely referred to by that name in speech, as it is visually distinct from the full character 示.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse 礻 with the 衣 radical, which is written as 衤. The former has two dots at the top while the latter has one, and they carry completely different semantic meanings.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
