摯

摯 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+11, 15 strokes, cangjie input 土戈手 (GIQ), four-corner 4450₂, composition ⿱執手)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 451, character 18
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12632
• Dae Jaweon: page 801, character 28
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1939, character 10
• Unihan data for U+646F

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tjibs) : phonetic 執 (OC *tjib) + semantic 手 (“hand”).

摯

1. sincere; earnest
2. Emperor Zhi, legendary ruler of ancient China
3. a surname
4. Zhi, a state of Shang-era China, connected with the Ren clan

   • 摯仲氏任、自彼殷商、來嫁于周、曰嬪于京。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     挚仲氏任、自彼殷商、来嫁于周、曰嫔于京。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Zhì Zhòngshì rèn, zì bǐ Yīnshāng, lái jià yú Zhōu, yuē pín yú jīng. [Pinyin]

     The princess of the Ren clan's Zhong lineage from Zhi, from [the domain of] Yin-shang, came to be married to the prince of Zhou, and became his wife in his capital.

5. Alternative form of 鷙／鸷 (zhì, “fierce, ferocious”)

   • 前有摯獸，則載貔貅。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     前有挚兽，则载貔貅。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Qián yǒu zhìshòu, zé zǎi píxiū. [Pinyin]

     When there is a ferocious beast (of prey) in front, the flag with a pixiu / leopard('s skin) on it should be displayed.

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

1. sincere; seriousness
2. to hold in the hand

   Synonym: 執

3. gift (present typically carried by the visitor for ceremonious occasions)

   Synonym: 贄

4. to reach; to be full of

   Synonym: 至

5. Alternative spelling of 鷙: bird of prey

• Go-on: し (shi, Jōyō)^{←し (si, historical)}
• Kan-on: し (shi, Jōyō)^{←し (si, historical)}
• Kun: いたる (itaru, 摯る); とる (toru, 摯る)
• Nanori: すすむ (susumu)

摯 • (ji) (hangeul 지, revised ji, McCune–Reischauer chi, Yale ci)

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摯: Hán Nôm readings: chí

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