Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 庶 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
席
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
席
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
席
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
席
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
席
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
席
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
席
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
席
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
席
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
席
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
席
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
席
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
席
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
席
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
席
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
席
Regular
Modern
Chinese
席 [Xí]
surname Xi
席 [xí]
woven mat; seat; banquet; place in a democratic assembly; classifier for banquets, conversations etc
Japanese
Korean
석 [席]
-seok; A suffix used to mean a seat.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
席 し
Shi surname
席 すみとも
Sumitomo unclassified name
席 せき
Seki surname
CHINESE WORDS (117)
主席 [zhǔxí] #3,325
chairperson
出席 [chūxí] #3,229
to attend
首席 [shǒuxí] #4,320
chief (representative, correspondent etc)
毛主席 [MáoZhǔxí] #1,626
Chairman Mao
缺席 [quēxí] #9,263
absence
副主席 [fùzhǔxí] #4,396
vice-chairperson
席位 [xíwèi] #10,810
a seat (in a theater, stadium etc)
一席之地 [yīxízhīdì] #10,934
(acknowledged) place
席卷 [xíjuǎn] #12,903
to engulf
席卷 [xíjuǎn] #12,903
to engulf
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JAPANESE WORDS (178)
⭐ 出席 [しゅっせき] #2,995
attendance
席を立つ [せきをたつ] #4,919
to leave one's seat
⭐ 座席 [ざせき] #6,836
seat
席に着く [せきにつく] #7,378
to sit on a seat
⭐ 同席 [どうせき] #7,624
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.)
⭐ 欠席 [けっせき] #11,301
absence
運転席 [うんてんせき] #11,370
driver's seat (in a car)
助手席 [じょしゅせき] #11,673
passenger seat
⭐ 客席 [きゃくせき] #12,164
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium)
席を外す [せきをはずす] #12,554
to leave one's seat
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