漢字Kanji · in Time & Sequence
巳: sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM
Also: sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
JLPT N13 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
3 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
みmi · kun'yomi · on its own
- 巳みthe Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac)
- 巳年みどしyear of the Snake
- 辰巳たつみsoutheast
Also read シ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Focus on yourself! Imagine a line that curves and bends until it points right back at you.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side巳 sign of the snake or serpent
vs己 selfIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · sì
Same form: 巳 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 巳 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 巳 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin sì most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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