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泗

sì
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 nasal mucus; snot
  2. 2 the Si River (in Shandong)

Examples

HSK 7-9
她哭得涕泗横流。
Tā kū de tìsì héngliú.
She wept until tears and snot streamed down together.
HSK 7-9
孔子在洙泗之间教弟子。
Kǒngzǐ zài Zhūsì zhījiān jiào dìzǐ.
Confucius taught his disciples along the banks of the Zhu and Si rivers.

Tips

usage
Most common in 涕泗 - tears (涕) and nasal mucus (泗) together, the picture of someone crying hard. Same reading and tone, capitalized, names the Si River in Shandong, linked with Confucius's home region 洙泗.

Components

radical
氵 sāndiǎnshuǐ
water (left-side form of 水)
The water radical, side form of 水. It fits both senses - a flowing river and the watery discharge of a runny nose.
phonetic
四 sì
four
Supplies the sound exactly: standalone 四 reads sì, identical to this character. It is purely phonetic, contributing no meaning.

Stroke Order

泗 sì