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伺

See also: 何 and 同
伺 U+4F3A, 伺
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4F3A
← 伹
[U+4F39] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 伻 →
[U+4F3B]

Translingual

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Han character

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伺 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 人尸一口 (OSMR), four-corner 27220, composition ⿰亻司)

  1. serve, wait upon, attend
  2. examine

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 97, character 8
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 483
  • Dae Jaweon: page 205, character 14
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 139, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+4F3A

Chinese

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simp. and trad.
 伺

Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character 伺
 
s05924
Transcribed ancient scripts
 
L19232
 
L19233
 
L19234
References:

Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:

  • Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
  • Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
  • Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
  • Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
Characters in the same phonetic series (司) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
司 *slɯ
伺 *slɯ, *slɯs
覗 *slɯ, *slɯs
笥 *slɯ, *slɯs
詞 *ljɯ
祠 *ljɯ
柌 *ljɯ
嗣 *ljɯs
孠 *ljɯs
飼 *ljɯs
呞 *hljɯ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *slɯ, *slɯs) : semantic 人 (“person, man”) + phonetic 司 (OC *slɯ) – a person stands beside (attends), looks in.

Pronunciation 1

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  • Dialectal data
Variety Standort 伺
Mandarin Beijing /t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/
Harbin /t͡sʰz̩⁵³/ ～候
/sz̩⁵³/ ～機
Tianjin /t͡sʰz̩⁵³/
Jinan /t͡sʰz̩²¹/
Qingdao /t͡sʰz̩⁴²/
Zhengzhou /t͡sʰz̩³¹²/
Xi'an /t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴/
Xining /sz̩⁴⁴/
/t͡sʰz̩²¹³/ ～新
Yinchuan /t͡sʰz̩¹³/
Lanzhou /t͡sʰz̩¹³/ ～候
/sz̩¹³/ 窺視
Ürümqi /t͡sʰz̩²¹³/
Wuhan /t͡sʰz̩³⁵/
Chengdu /sz̩¹³/
/t͡sʰz̩¹³/
Guiyang /sz̩²¹³/
/t͡sʰz̩²¹³/
Kunming /t͡sʰz̩²¹²/ ～候
/sz̩²¹²/ ～機
Nanjing /t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴/
Hefei /t͡sʰz̩⁵³/
Jin Taiyuan /t͡sʰz̩⁴⁵/
Pingyao /t͡sʰz̩³⁵/
Hohhot /t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵/
Wu Shanghai /zz̩²³/
Suzhou /zz̩³¹/
Hangzhou /sz̩⁴⁴⁵/
Wenzhou /zz̩²²/
Hui Shexian /t͡sʰz̩³²⁴/
/sz̩²²/
Tunxi /t͡sʰz̩⁴²/
Xiang Changsha /t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵/ ～候
/sz̩⁵⁵/ ～機
Xiangtan /sz̩⁵⁵/
Gan Nanchang
Hakka Meixian /sz̩⁵³/
Taoyuan /sï⁵⁵/
Cantonese Guangzhou /t͡si²²/
Nanning /t͡sʰz̩³³/
Hongkong /t͡si²²/
Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /su²¹/
Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /søy²¹²/
Jian'ou (Northern Min) /su³³/
Shantou (Teochew) /sɯ³⁵/
Haikou (Hainanese) /si²³/
Rime
Character 伺 伺
Reading # 2/2 1/2
Initial (聲) 心 (16) 心 (16)
Final (韻) 之 (19) 之 (19)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Öffnen Sie Öffnen Sie
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 相吏切 息兹切
Baxter siH si
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/sɨH/ /sɨ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/sɨH/ /sɨ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/sieH/ /sie/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/sɨH/ /sɨ/
Li
Rong 		/siəH/ /siə/
Wang
Li 		/sĭəH/ /sĭə/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/siH/ /si/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		sì sī
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		si3 si1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 伺 伺
Reading # 2/2 1/2
No. 11955 11952
Phonetic
component 		司 司
Rime
group 		之 之
Rime
subdivision 		0 0
Corresponding
MC rime 		笥 思
Old
Chinese 		/*slɯs/ /*slɯ/

Definitions

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伺

  1. to spy; to examine
  2. to wait

Compounds

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Pronunciation 2

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Note:
  • Xiamen, Zhangzhou:
    • sù - literary;
    • sū - vernacular.
    • Dialectal data
    Variety Standort 伺
    Mandarin Beijing /t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/
    Harbin /t͡sʰz̩⁵³/ ～候
    /sz̩⁵³/ ～機
    Tianjin /t͡sʰz̩⁵³/
    Jinan /t͡sʰz̩²¹/
    Qingdao /t͡sʰz̩⁴²/
    Zhengzhou /t͡sʰz̩³¹²/
    Xi'an /t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴/
    Xining /sz̩⁴⁴/
    /t͡sʰz̩²¹³/ ～新
    Yinchuan /t͡sʰz̩¹³/
    Lanzhou /t͡sʰz̩¹³/ ～候
    /sz̩¹³/ 窺視
    Ürümqi /t͡sʰz̩²¹³/
    Wuhan /t͡sʰz̩³⁵/
    Chengdu /sz̩¹³/
    /t͡sʰz̩¹³/
    Guiyang /sz̩²¹³/
    /t͡sʰz̩²¹³/
    Kunming /t͡sʰz̩²¹²/ ～候
    /sz̩²¹²/ ～機
    Nanjing /t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴/
    Hefei /t͡sʰz̩⁵³/
    Jin Taiyuan /t͡sʰz̩⁴⁵/
    Pingyao /t͡sʰz̩³⁵/
    Hohhot /t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵/
    Wu Shanghai /zz̩²³/
    Suzhou /zz̩³¹/
    Hangzhou /sz̩⁴⁴⁵/
    Wenzhou /zz̩²²/
    Hui Shexian /t͡sʰz̩³²⁴/
    /sz̩²²/
    Tunxi /t͡sʰz̩⁴²/
    Xiang Changsha /t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵/ ～候
    /sz̩⁵⁵/ ～機
    Xiangtan /sz̩⁵⁵/
    Gan Nanchang
    Hakka Meixian /sz̩⁵³/
    Taoyuan /sï⁵⁵/
    Cantonese Guangzhou /t͡si²²/
    Nanning /t͡sʰz̩³³/
    Hongkong /t͡si²²/
    Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /su²¹/
    Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /søy²¹²/
    Jian'ou (Northern Min) /su³³/
    Shantou (Teochew) /sɯ³⁵/
    Haikou (Hainanese) /si²³/
    Rime
    Character 伺
    Reading # 2/2
    Initial (聲) 心 (16)
    Final (韻) 之 (19)
    Tone (調) Departing (H)
    Openness (開合) Öffnen Sie
    Division (等) III
    Fanqie 相吏切
    Baxter siH
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/sɨH/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/sɨH/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/sieH/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/sɨH/
    Li
    Rong         		/siəH/
    Wang
    Li         		/sĭəH/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/siH/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		sì
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		si3
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 伺
    Reading # 2/2
    No. 11955
    Phonetic
    component         		司
    Rime
    group         		之
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		笥
    Old
    Chinese         		/*slɯs/

    Definitions

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    伺

    1. Only used in 伺候 (cìhou).

    Japanese

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    Kanji

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    伺

    (Jōyō kanji)

    1. Inquire [ask] after[1]
    2. Inquire about/ask[1]

    Readings

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    References

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    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 0053 Kanji. Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary: Revised and Expanded, Halpern, Jack. 2013.

    Korean

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    Hanja

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    伺 • (sa) (hangeul 사, revised sa, McCune–Reischauer sa)

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