匙

匙 U+5319, 匙 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5319 ← 匘 [U+5318] CJK Unified Ideographs 匚 → [U+531A]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

匙 (Kangxi radical 21, 匕+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 日人心 (AOP), four-corner 6180₁, composition ⿺是匕)

Derived characters

• 𣼮, 𨫞

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 153, character 5
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2590
• Dae Jaweon: page 344, character 20
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 263, character 2
• Unihan data for U+5319

Chinese

trad.		匙
simp. #		匙

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 匙
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (是) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
鞮	*teː
隄	*teː, *deː
堤	*teː, *teːʔ, *dje
鍉	*teː
蝭	*teːs, *deː
醍	*tʰeːʔ, *deː
緹	*tʰeːʔ, *deː
提	*deː, *dje
瑅	*deː
題	*deː, *deːs
媞	*deː, *deːʔ, *djeʔ
褆	*deː, *deʔ, *djeʔ
禔	*deː, *tje, *dje
騠	*deː
趧	*deː
鯷	*deː, *deːs, *djes
踶	*deːs, *deʔ
徥	*deʔ, *djeʔ
匙	*dje
是	*djeʔ
諟	*djeʔ
翨	*hljes, *kles
睼	*tʰeːns
寔	*djɯɡ
湜	*dɯɡ
遈	*djɯɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *dje): phonetic 是 (OC *djeʔ) + semantic 匕 (“spoon”).

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chí (chi²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄔˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ci⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): si³

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ̀ / sṳ̀

  (Hailu, HRS): shi

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ci²

• Eastern Min (BUC): siè
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): si²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sî

  (Teochew, Peng'im): si⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zy

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chí
    • Zhuyin: ㄔˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chíh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih²
    • Yale: chŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyr
    • Palladius: чи (či)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)
    • Jyutping: ci⁴
    • Yale: chìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: si³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /si²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̀ / sṳ̀
    • Hakka Romanization System: cii^ˇ / sii^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ci² / si²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨ¹¹/, /sɨ¹¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: shi
    • Sinological IPA: /ʃi⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ci²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰz̩¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: siè
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sie⁵³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian, Jiangkou, Nanri)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: si²
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: sí
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬi¹³/
  • (Xianyou, Fengting)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: si²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬi²⁴/
  • (Youyang)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: si²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /θi²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sî
    • Tâi-lô: sî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /si²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /si²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /si¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /si²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /si²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: si⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sî
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /si⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶zy
    • MiniDict: zy^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zr
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zz̩²³/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 匙
Mandarin	Beijing	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/
	Harbin	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²⁴/
	Tianjin
	Jinan	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁴²/
	Qingdao	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁴²/
	Xi'an
	Xining	/sz̩⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵³/
	Ürümqi
	Wuhan	/t͡sʰz̩⁴²/
	Chengdu	/sz̩³¹/
	Guiyang	/sz̩²¹/
	Kunming	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁴⁴/
	Nanjing	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²⁴/
	Hefei	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/sz̩¹¹/ 小勺兒
	Pingyao	/sz̩¹³/
	Hohhot	/sz̩³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/zz̩²³/
	Suzhou	/zz̩¹³/
	Hangzhou	/zz̩²¹³/
	Wenzhou	/zei³¹/
Hui	Shexian	/ɕi⁴⁴/
	Tunxi	/ɕi⁴⁴/
Xiang	Changsha	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁴¹/
	Xiangtan	/ʂʐ̩¹²/
Gan	Nanchang
Hakka	Meixian	/t͡sʰz̩¹¹/
	Taoyuan
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/t͡sʰi²¹/ ～羹
	Nanning	/t͡sʰi²¹/
	Hong Kong	/t͡sʰi²¹/ ～羹
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/si³⁵/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/sie⁵³/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)
	Shantou (Teochew)	/si⁵⁵/
	Haikou (Hainanese)

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• Middle Chinese: dzye

Rime
Character	匙
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	常 (25)
Final (韻)	支 (11)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	是支切
Baxter	dzye
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʑiᴇ/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ʑiɛ/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʑjɛ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ʑiə̆/
Li Rong	/ʑie/
Wang Li	/ʑǐe/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʑie̯/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	si4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*dje/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	匙
Reading #	1/1
No.	11641
Phonetic component	是
Rime group	支
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	提
Old Chinese	/*dje/

Definitions

匙

1. spoon
   • 1993, 梁淑芳 [Sophie S. F. Leung], 何巧嬋 [Ada Ho How Sim], 《兒童的生長與營養》 [Children's Nutrition and Growth], 香港 [Hong Kong]: 中文大學出版社 [Chinese University Press], →ISBN, page 58:

     況且，吃時所用的飲管和匙也未經嚴格消毒，嬰兒用後可能會引致細菌感染和腸胃炎等危險。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     况且，吃时所用的饮管和匙也未经严格消毒，婴儿用后可能会引致细菌感染和肠胃炎等危险。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     fong³ ce², hek³ si⁴ so² jung⁶ dik¹ jam² gun² wo⁴ ci⁴ jaa⁵ mei⁶ ging¹ jim⁴ gaak³ siu¹ duk⁶, jing¹ ji⁴ jung⁶ hau⁶ ho² nang⁴ wui⁵ jan⁵ zi³ sai³ kwan² gam² jim⁵ wo⁴ coeng⁴ wai⁶ jim⁴ dang² ngai⁴ him². [Jyutping]

     Moreover, straws and spoons used when eating have also not been disinfected rigorously; after use, babies may be in danger of bacterial infection, gastroenteritis, etc.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 勺子 (“spoon”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		匙, 勺
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		調羹, 湯匙, 羹匙, 匙子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	勺兒, 羹匙
	Taiwan	湯匙
	Chengde	羹匙兒
	Chifeng	羹匙兒, 勺子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	小勺兒
	Heihe	調羹兒, 羹匙兒, 勺兒
	Qiqihar	調羹, 羹匙兒, 小勺兒
	Harbin	勺兒, 小勺兒
	Jiamusi	羹匙兒, 勺兒
	Baicheng	羹匙, 勺兒
	Changchun	羹匙兒
	Tonghua	羹匙兒
	Shenyang	羹匙兒, 勺兒
	Jinzhou	羹匙兒, 匙兒, 匙子
	Malaysia	湯匙
	Singapore	湯匙
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	調羹, 勺兒
	Tangshan	羹匙兒
	Cangzhou	調羹, 勺兒
	Baoding	調羹
	Shijiazhuang	勺兒
	Lijin	調羹
	Jinan	勺子, 調羹, 小勺兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	匙羹兒
	Dandong	羹匙兒, 勺兒
	Yantai	匙子, 匙兒
	Yantai (Muping)	調羹兒
	Qingdao	調羹, 羹匙兒
	Zhucheng	匙子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	調羹, 調羹勺兒
	Lingbao	羹勺兒
	Jining	調羹兒
	Wanrong	勺兒, 調羹匙兒
	Linfen	勺兒
	Shangqiu	調羹, 勺兒
	Yuanyang	調羹, 小勺兒
	Zhengzhou	調羹, 小勺
	Xinyang	調羹, 磁勺兒
	Baihe	勺勺兒
	Xi'an	勺勺兒, 調羹, 調羹兒, 小勺兒
	Baoji	調羹, 勺
	Tianshui	調羹
	Xining	調羹兒, 勺勺兒
	Xuzhou	調羹, 湯勺兒, 湯勺子
	Pizhou	湯匙子
	Lianyungang (Ganyu)	湯匙, 調羹
	Donghai	茶匙, 湯匙
	Fuyang	勺子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	調羹兒, 調羹子, 勺勺子
	Lanzhou	調羹兒, 調羹子, 勺兒, 勺勺子
	Dunhuang	調羹, 勺勺子
	Hami	調羹
	Ürümqi	調羹, 勺勺子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	瓢羹, 瓢羹兒, 調羹, 調羹兒, 瓢瓢兒
	Nanchong	調羹兒
	Dazhou	調羹兒
	Hanyuan	調羹
	Xichang	調羹
	Zigong	調羹兒
	Chongqing	瓢羹兒
	Wuhan	瓢羹, 湯瓢, 瓢, 調羹
	Yichang	調羹兒, 瓢羹兒, 湯瓢兒
	Xiangyang	調羹兒
	Tianmen	調羹, 瓢羹
	Guiyang	瓢羹
	Zunyi	調羹兒
	Bijie	瓢羹, 調匙
	Liping	調羹
	Zhaotong	調羹
	Dali	調羹
	Kunming	調羹, 小勺勺, 勺
	Mengzi	調羹
	Guilin	調羹
	Liuzhou	調羹, 匙羹, 瓢羹
	Jishou	調羹兒
	Changde	調羹
	Hanzhong	瓢瓢
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	調羹, 調羹兒, 挑子, 茶叉
	Yangzhou	瓢子, 挑子, 調羹
	Baoying	瓢子
	Taizhou	勺兒
	Zhenjiang	瓢兒
	Lianyungang	調羹, 湯瓢子, 湯匙
	Huai'an (Huaiyin)	勺子
	Lianshui	湯勺子
	Xuyi	湯勺子
	Nantong	調羹, 勺兒
	Rugao	勺兒
	Yancheng	調羹
	Funing	調羹
	Sihong	小勺子
	Anqing	調羹
	Wuhu	湯瓢, 挑子
	Hefei	調羹, 挑子, 勺子
	Hong'an	調羹, 湯勺兒, 勺兒, 挑兒
Cantonese	Guangzhou	匙羹, 羹
	Hong Kong	匙羹, 羹
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	湯殼
	Macau	匙羹
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	匙羹
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	匙羹
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	匙羹
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	調羹
	Foshan	匙羹
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	匙羹
	Foshan (Shunde)	匙羹
	Foshan (Sanshui)	匙羹
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	匙羹
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	匙羹
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	匙羹
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	匙羹
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	匙羹
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	匙羹
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	匙羹
	Taishan	匙羹, 羹
	Kaiping (Chikan)	匙羹
	Enping (Niujiang)	匙羹
	Heshan (Yayao)	匙羹
	Dongguan	匙羹
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	羹調
	Yangjiang	羹
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	匙羹
	Singapore (Guangfu)	匙羹
Gan	Nanchang	瓢羹, 調羹
	Lichuan	瓢羹, 調羹
	Pingxiang	挑羹
Hakka	Meixian	調羹, 調羹仔, 湯匙
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	調羹
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	匙羹
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	匙羹
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	挑羹
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	調羹
	Yudu	調羹
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	湯匙
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	調羹仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	湯匙
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	湯匙
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	湯匙
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	湯匙
	Kuching (Hepo)	湯匙
Huizhou	Jixi	瓢羹, 瓢
	Shexian	瓢, 湯瓢
Jin	Taiyuan	匙匙, 調羹兒, 羹匙
	Yangyuan	小勺兒
	Datong	勺兒, 勺勺兒
	Xinzhou	匙匙
	Lüliang (Lishi)	調羹兒, 匙匙
	Changzhi	調羹兒
	Linhe	勺勺
	Jining	調羹勺
	Hohhot	調羹兒勺
	Erenhot	小勺子
	Pingshan	調羹勺兒, 勺勺兒
	Zhangjiakou	調羹勺子
	Handan	調羹, 羹匙
	Linzhou	調羹兒, 小勺兒
	Suide	調羹兒, 勺勺
Northern Min	Jian'ou	調羹
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	瓢羹
	Fuqing	瓢羹, 湯匙
	Singapore (Fuqing)	瓢羹, 湯匙
Southern Min	Xiamen	湯匙
	Quanzhou	湯匙
	Zhangzhou	湯匙, 調羹, 調羹仔
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	蹺羹
	Taipei	湯匙
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	湯匙
	Kaohsiung	湯匙仔
	Yilan	湯匙, 調羹仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	湯匙
	Taichung	湯匙仔
	Tainan	湯匙, 湯匙仔
	Hsinchu	湯匙
	Kinmen	湯匙
	Penghu (Magong)	湯匙
	Penang (Hokkien)	調羹, 湯匙
	Singapore (Hokkien)	湯匙
	Manila (Hokkien)	湯匙
	Medan (Hokkien)	調羹
	Chaozhou	湯匙
	Shantou	湯匙
	Singapore (Teochew)	湯匙
	Leizhou	羹
	Wenchang	頭羹
	Singapore (Hainanese)	頭羹
Puxian Min	Putian	調羹
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	調羹
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	調羹
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	調羹
	Xianyou	調羹
	Xianyou (Fengting)	調羹
	Xianyou (Youyang)	調羹
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	匙羹
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	匙羹, 調羹
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	瓢羹
Wu	Shanghai	調羹, 抄, 剪勺
	Shanghai (Chongming)	調羹
	Suzhou	抄, 調羹
	Wuxi	汁勺
	Changshu	抄
	Nantong (Haimen)	調羹
	Changzhou	調羹
	Danyang	匙, 匙匙, 調羹
	Nanjing (Gaochun)	勺則
	Hangzhou	瓢羹兒
	Hangzhou (Yuhang)	瓢羹, 瓢羹兒
	Ningbo	羹調, 調羹
	Wenzhou	調羹
	Jinhua	瓢羹
Xiang	Changsha	瓢羹, 調羹, 挑子
	Loudi	瓢羹, 調羹, 挑子
	Shuangfeng	調勾, 挑子
	Hengyang	調羹, 調羹羹

Compounds

• 匙子 (chízi)
• 匙羹
• 湯匙 / 汤匙 (tāngchí)
• 煎匙
• 羹匙 (gēngchí)
• 茶匙 (cháchí)
• 飯匙 / 饭匙 (fànchí)
• 飯匙銃 / 饭匙铳
• 飯匙骨 / 饭匙骨

See also

• 勺 (sháo), 勺子 (sháozi)
• 調羹／调羹 (tiáogēng)

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shi, chí, shí (shi⁵／shi⁰, chi², shi²)

  (Zhuyin): ˙ㄕ, ㄔˊ, ㄕˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): si⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): si³

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): sṳ́ / sṳ̀

  (Hailu, HRS): shi

  (Meixian, Guangdong): si³ / si²

• Eastern Min (BUC): siè
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): si²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sî

  (Teochew, Peng'im): si⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zy

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shi
    • Zhuyin: ˙ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: shih⁵
    • Yale: shr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .shy
    • Palladius: ши (ši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chí
    • Zhuyin: ㄔˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chíh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih²
    • Yale: chŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyr
    • Palladius: чи (či)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shí
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíh
    • Wade–Giles: shih²
    • Yale: shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyr
    • Palladius: ши (ši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)
    • Jyutping: si⁴
    • Yale: sìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: si³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /si²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ́ / sṳ̀
    • Hakka Romanization System: sii^ˋ / sii^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: si³ / si²
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨ³¹/, /sɨ¹¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: shi
    • Sinological IPA: /ʃi⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: si³ / si²
    • Sinological IPA: /sz̩³¹/, /sz̩¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: siè
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sie⁵³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian, Jiangkou, Nanri)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: si²
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: sí
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬi¹³/
  • (Xianyou, Fengting)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: si²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬi²⁴/
  • (Youyang)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: si²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /θi²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sî
    • Tâi-lô: sî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /si²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /si²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /si¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /si²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /si²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: si⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sî
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /si⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶zy
    • MiniDict: zy^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zr
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zz̩²³/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 匙
Mandarin	Beijing	/ʂʐ̩⁰/
	Harbin
	Tianjin	/su⁰/
	Jinan
	Qingdao
	Zhengzhou
	Xi'an	/sz̩⁰/
	Xining	/sz̩⁰/
	Yinchuan
	Lanzhou
	Ürümqi	/sz̩⁰/
	Wuhan	/t͡sʰz̩⁰/
	Chengdu	/sz̩⁵⁵/
	Guiyang	/sz̩⁵⁵/
	Kunming
	Nanjing
	Hefei
Jin	Taiyuan	/sz̩⁴⁵/ 鑰～
	Pingyao	/sz̩¹³/
	Hohhot	/sz̩³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/zz̩²³/
	Suzhou	/zz̩¹³/
	Hangzhou	/zz̩²¹³/
	Wenzhou	/zei³¹/
Hui	Shexian	/ɕi⁴⁴/
	Tunxi	/ɕi⁴⁴/
Xiang	Changsha	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁴¹/
	Xiangtan	/ʂʐ̩¹²/
Gan	Nanchang	/sz̩⁰/ 鎖～
Hakka	Meixian	/sz̩¹¹/ /sz̩³¹/
	Taoyuan	/ʃï¹¹/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/si²¹/ 鎖～
	Nanning
	Hong Kong	/si²¹/ 鎖～
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/si³⁵/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/sie⁵³/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/i²¹/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/si⁵⁵/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/ti³¹/

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• Middle Chinese: dzye

Rime
Character	匙
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	常 (25)
Final (韻)	支 (11)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	是支切
Baxter	dzye
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʑiᴇ/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ʑiɛ/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʑjɛ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ʑiə̆/
Li Rong	/ʑie/
Wang Li	/ʑǐe/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʑie̯/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	si4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*dje/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	匙
Reading #	1/1
No.	11641
Phonetic component	是
Rime group	支
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	提
Old Chinese	/*dje/

Definitions

匙

1. key (Classifier: 條／条 c)

   鑰匙／钥匙  ―  yàoshi  ―  key

   士啤匙 [Cantonese]  ―  si⁶ be¹ si⁴ [Jyutping]  ―  spare key

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 鑰匙 (“key”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		匙
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		鑰匙
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	鑰匙
	Taiwan	鑰匙
	Chengde	鑰匙
	Chifeng	鑰匙
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	鑰匙
	Heihe	鑰匙
	Qiqihar	鑰匙
	Harbin	鑰匙
	Jiamusi	鑰匙
	Baicheng	鑰匙
	Changchun	鑰匙
	Tonghua	鑰匙
	Shenyang	鑰匙
	Jinzhou	鑰匙
	Malaysia	鎖匙
	Singapore	鎖匙
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	鑰匙
	Tangshan	鑰匙
	Cangzhou	鑰匙
	Baoding	鑰匙
	Shijiazhuang	鑰匙
	Lijin	鑰匙
	Jinan	鑰匙
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	鑰匙
	Dandong	鑰匙
	Yantai	鑰匙
	Yantai (Muping)	鑰匙
	Qingdao	鑰匙
	Zhucheng	鑰匙
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	鑰匙
	Lingbao	鑰匙
	Jining	鑰匙
	Wanrong	鑰匙
	Linfen	鑰匙
	Shangqiu	鑰匙
	Yuanyang	鑰匙
	Zhengzhou	鑰匙
	Xinyang	鑰匙
	Baihe	鑰匙
	Xi'an	鑰匙
	Baoji	鑰匙
	Tianshui	鑰匙
	Xining	鑰匙
	Xuzhou	鑰匙
	Fuyang	鑰匙
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	鑰匙
	Lanzhou	鑰匙
	Dunhuang	鑰匙
	Hami	鑰匙
	Ürümqi	鑰匙
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	鑰匙
	Nanchong	鑰匙
	Dazhou	鑰匙
	Hanyuan	鑰匙
	Xichang	鑰匙
	Zigong	鑰匙
	Chongqing	鑰匙
	Wuhan	鑰匙
	Yichang	鑰匙
	Xiangyang	鑰匙
	Tianmen	鑰匙
	Guiyang	鑰匙
	Zunyi	鑰匙
	Bijie	鑰匙
	Liping	鑰匙
	Zhaotong	鑰匙
	Dali	鑰匙
	Kunming	鑰匙
	Mengzi	鑰匙
	Guilin	鑰匙
	Liuzhou	鑰匙, 鎖匙
	Jishou	鑰匙
	Changde	鑰匙
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	鑰匙
	Hanzhong	鑰匙
	Kokang	鎖心, 鑰匙
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	鑰匙
	Yangzhou	鑰匙
	Lianyungang	鑰匙
	Lianshui	鑰匙
	Nantong	鑰匙
	Wuhu	鑰匙
	Hefei	鑰匙
	Hong'an	鑰匙
Cantonese	Guangzhou	鎖匙
	Hong Kong	鎖匙, 匙
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	鎖匙
	Macau	鎖匙
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	鎖匙
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	鎖匙
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	鎖匙
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	鎖匙
	Foshan	鎖匙
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	鎖匙
	Foshan (Shunde)	鎖匙
	Foshan (Sanshui)	鎖匙
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	鎖匙
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	鎖匙
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	鎖匙
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	鎖匙
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	鎖匙
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	鎖匙
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	鎖匙
	Taishan	鎖匙
	Kaiping (Chikan)	鎖匙
	Enping (Niujiang)	鎖匙
	Heshan (Yayao)	鎖匙
	Dongguan	鎖匙
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	鎖匙
	Yangjiang	鎖匙
	Beihai	鎖匙
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	鎖匙
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	鎖匙
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	鎖匙
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	鎖匙
	Singapore (Guangfu)	鎖匙
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	鎖匙
	Móng Cái	鎖匙
Gan	Nanchang	鎖匙
	Lichuan	鎖匙
	Pingxiang	鎖匙
Hakka	Meixian	鎖匙
	Xingning	鎖匙
	Huidong (Daling)	鎖匙
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	鎖匙
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	鎖匙
	Changting	鎖匙
	Wuping	鎖匙
	Wuping (Pingyu)	鎖匙
	Liancheng	鎖匙
	Ninghua	鎖匙
	Yudu	鎖匙
	Ruijin	鎖匙
	Shicheng	鎖匙
	Shangyou (Shexi)	鎖匙
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	鎖匙
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	鎖匙
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	鎖匙
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	鎖匙
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	鎖匙
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	鎖匙
	Kuching (Hepo)	鎖匙
Huizhou	Jixi	鎖匙
	Shexian	鎖匙
Jin	Taiyuan	鑰匙
	Yangyuan	鑰匙
	Datong	鑰匙
	Xinzhou	鑰匙
	Lüliang (Lishi)	鑰匙
	Changzhi	鑰子
	Linhe	鑰匙
	Jining	鑰匙
	Hohhot	鑰匙
	Erenhot	鑰匙
	Pingshan	鑰匙
	Zhangjiakou	鑰匙
	Handan	鑰匙
	Linzhou	鑰匙
	Suide	鑰匙
Northern Min	Jian'ou	鎖匙, 㪗仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	鎖匙, 匙
	Fuqing	鎖匙
	Matsu	鎖匙
Southern Min	Xiamen	鎖匙, 撰匙
	Quanzhou	鎖匙
	Zhangzhou	鎖匙, 撰匙
	Taipei	鎖匙
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	鎖匙
	Kaohsiung	鎖匙
	Yilan	鎖匙
	Changhua (Lukang)	鎖匙
	Taichung	鎖匙
	Tainan	鎖匙
	Hsinchu	鎖匙
	Kinmen	鎖匙
	Penghu (Magong)	鎖匙
	Penang (Hokkien)	鎖匙
	Singapore (Hokkien)	鎖匙
	Manila (Hokkien)	鎖匙
	Chaozhou	鎖匙
	Shantou	鎖匙
	Jieyang	鎖匙
	Singapore (Teochew)	鎖匙
	Pontianak (Teochew)	鎖匙
	Haikou	鎖匙
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	鎖匙
Wu	Shanghai	鑰匙
	Shanghai (Chongming)	鑰匙
	Suzhou	鑰匙
	Danyang	鑰匙
	Hangzhou	鑰匙
	Ningbo	鑰匙
	Wenzhou	鎖匙開, 鎖匙, 鎖開
	Jinhua	鑰匙
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	鎖匙
Xiang	Changsha	鑰匙
	Loudi	鎖匙, 鎖匙子
	Shuangfeng	鎖匙

Compounds

• 匙匣
• 匙咭
• 匙胚
• 熄匙
• 車匙 / 车匙
• 配匙
• 鎖匙 / 锁匙
• 鑰匙 / 钥匙
• 門匙 / 门匙

References

• “匙”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
• 莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “匙”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 212.
• 李如龙 [Li, Ru-long]; 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu]; 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying]; 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019), “匙（汤～、锁～）”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 159.