xī
thorough and detailed
Alludes to knowing (心) the distinctions (釆) between things thoroughly.
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 悉
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
to know well | ||
according to reports | ||
to learn of sth | ||
Sydney, capital of New South Wales, Australia | ||
know |
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*[s]i[t] | sit | xī | completely |
Statistics
HSK level 5
Appears in 18.3726% of movies
1703rd most common character in movies
1428th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 11 |
Unicode | U+6089 |
Shuowen | “悉,詳盡也。从心,从釆。,古文悉。” |
Sources
李学勤《字源》p.68
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