ㄕ

See also: 𡰣 and 尸

ㄕ U 3115, ㄕ BOPOMOFO LETTER SH ← ㄔ [U 3114] Bopomofo ㄖ → [U 3116]

Translingual

Stroke order

Letter

ㄕ

1. type: initial consonant
2. general transliteration: sh
3. keyboard key: G

Descendants

• , ,

Chinese

Glyph origin

Derived from 尸 (shī) (Mandarin: shī). See also 𡰣, a variant form of 尸 (shī).

Etymology

Initial consonant derived from 尸 (shī) (Mandarin: shī) rhyme.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shī (shi¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄕ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shī
    • Zhuyin: ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shih
    • Wade–Giles: shih¹
    • Yale: shr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shy
    • Palladius: ши (ši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

(when followed by a rhyme) Phoneme:

Audio (Pinyin); “sh” /ʂ/:

(file)

(when standing alone) Phoneme: IPA^(key): /ʂʐ̩/ (Pinyin: shi)

alt. forms: ㄕㄭ obsolete, analytic

(Hakka) Phoneme: IPA^(key): /ʃ/ (Pinyin: sh)

Letter

ㄕ

1. 17th letter of the Zhuyin alphabet
2. 25th letter of the extended Zhuyin alphabet

References

• 全國主要方言區方音對照表, Chinese Character Reform Commission, Beijing: ZhonghuaBook Company, 1954
• Unicode Bopomofo block description: https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U3100.pdf

Northern Qiandong Miao

Pronunciation

• Phoneme: IPA^(key): /ʂ/

Letter

ㄕ (hs) (Hutton)

1. 20th letter of the Hmu Zhuyin alphabet

References

• Joakim Enwall, A Myth Become Reality Vol.1 (Stockholm, 1994) page 198