懂中文 Dong Chinese

欷

xī

sob

Components
希 sound component

希  Sound component

xī

  

hope

欠 meaning component

欠  Meaning component

qiàn

  

yawn, deficient

yawn

Evolution

欷 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
欷 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
欷 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
欷 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

欷  

xī

sob; sigh; to sob