緒

See also: 緖 and 绪

緒	U+7DD2, 緒 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7DD2

← 緑
[U+7DD1]

CJK Unified Ideographs

緓 →
[U+7DD3]

Translingual

Traditional	緒
Simplified	绪
Japanese	緒
Korean	緖

Alternative forms

緖 (U+7DD6): Consists of an additional 丶 stroke above 日 in the component 者.

Han character

緒 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 女火十大日 (VFJKA), four-corner 2496₀, composition ⿰糹⿱耂日 or ⿰糹者)

Derived characters

𭳌, 𬟋

Related characters

緖 (Orthodox form in Kangxi dictionary, Kyūjitai in Japan, preferred form in Korea)
绪 (Simplified Chinese)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 929, character 29
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27632
Dae Jaweon: page 1367, character 22
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3408, character 14
Unihan data for U+7DD2

Chinese

trad.		緒/緖
simp.		绪

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (者) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
觰	rtaːʔ, rtaː
諸	tjaː, tja
者	*tjaːʔ
堵	tjaːʔ, taːʔ
赭	*tjaːʔ
撦	*l̥ʰjaːʔ
扯	*tʰjaːʔ
闍	djaː, taː
奢	*hljaː
鍺	*toːlʔ
都	*taː
醏	*taː
覩	*taːʔ
睹	*taːʔ
暏	*taːʔ
賭	*taːʔ
帾	*taːʔ
楮	taːʔ, tʰaʔ
屠	daː, da
瘏	*daː
廜	*daː
鷵	*daː
緒	*ljaʔ
豬	*ta
猪	*ta
瀦	*ta
藸	ta, da
櫫	*ta
褚	taʔ, tʰaʔ
著	taʔ, tas, da, taɡ, *daɡ
箸	tas, das
儲	*da
躇	*da
櫧	*tja
藷	tja, djas
蠩	*tja
煮	*tjaʔ
渚	*tjaʔ
煑	*tjaʔ
陼	*tjaʔ
翥	*tjas
署	*djas
薯	*djas
曙	*djas
書	*hlja
暑	*hjaʔ
鐯	*taɡ
擆	*taɡ
櫡	*taɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ljaʔ) : semantic 糹／纟 + phonetic 者 (OC *tjaːʔ).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xù (xu⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): si
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sū / sǐr / sī
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁶zhiu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syù
  - Wade–Giles: hsü⁴
  - Yale: syù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuh
  - Palladius: сюй (sjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi⁵
  - Yale: séuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: si
  - Hakka Romanization System: xi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /si⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sū
  - Tâi-lô: sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: su
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /su³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sǐr
  - Tâi-lô: sǐr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sī
  - Tâi-lô: sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: si
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /si²²/
Wu
- (Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zhiu
  - MiniDict: zhiu^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³xxy
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ʑy²³/

Middle Chinese: zjoX

Rime
Character	緒
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	邪 (17)
Final (韻)	魚 (22)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	徐吕切
Baxter	zjoX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/zɨʌ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/ziɔ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/ziɔ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/zɨə̆^X/
Li Rong	/ziɔ^X/
Wang Li	/zĭo^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/zi̯wo^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zeoi⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*s-m-taʔ/

(Zhengzhang): /*ljaʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	緒
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	xù
Middle Chinese	‹ zjo^X ›
Old Chinese	/*s-m-taʔ/
English	arrange in order
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	緒
Reading #	1/1
No.	16982
Phonetic component	者
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*ljaʔ/

Definitions

緒

^† thread; thread end
beginning
緒言／绪言 ― xùyán ― preface

緒論／绪论 ― xùlùn ― introduction
mental state
情緒／情绪 ― qíngxù ― mood
clue
端緒／端绪 ― duānxù ― thread

Compounds

三頭兩緒／三头两绪
不情不緒／不情不绪
元緒／元绪
先緒／先绪
光緒／光绪 (Guāngxù)
入緒／入绪
兩頭三緒／两头三绪
別緒／别绪 (biéxù)
前緒／前绪
千愁萬緒／千愁万绪
千條萬緒／千条万绪
千端萬緒／千端万绪
千緒萬端／千绪万端
千頭百緒／千头百绪
千頭萬緒／千头万绪
墜緒／坠绪
就緒／就绪 (jiùxù)
心緒／心绪 (xīnxù)
心緒如麻／心绪如麻
心緒恍惚／心绪恍惚
思緒／思绪 (sīxù)
恢先緒／恢先绪
情緒／情绪 (qíngxù)
情緒智商／情绪智商
意緒／意绪
愁緒／愁绪 (chóuxù)
愁緒如麻／愁绪如麻
抽緒／抽绪
有點頭緒／有点头绪
沒心沒緒／没心没绪
沒情沒緒／没情没绪
沒頭緒／没头绪
無情無緒／无情无绪
理出頭緒／理出头绪
祧緒／祧绪
萬緒千端／万绪千端
萬緒千頭／万绪千头
端緒／端绪 (duānxù)
紹休聖緒／绍休圣绪
緒戰／绪战
緒業／绪业
緒言／绪言 (xùyán)
緒論／绪论 (xùlùn)
緒風／绪风
緒餘／绪余 (xùyú)
績緒／绩绪
聖緒／圣绪
茫無頭緒／茫无头绪
衣冠緒餘／衣冠绪余
蹤緒／踪绪
離情別緒／离情别绪
頭緒／头绪 (tóuxù)
餘緒／余绪 (yúxù)
鬧情緒／闹情绪 (nào qíngxù)
鴻緒／鸿绪

References

“緒”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Shinjitai	緒
Kyūjitai	緖

Kanji

緒

(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 緖)

Readings

Go-on: じょ (jo)^{←じよ (zyo, historical)}
Kan-on: しょ (sho, Jōyō)^{←しよ (syo, historical)}
Kan’yō-on: ちょ (cho, Jōyō ^†)^{←ちよ (tyo, historical)}
Kun: お (o, 緒, Jōyō); いとぐち (itoguchi, 緒)
Nanori: つぐ (tsugu); ほ (ho)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
緒
しょ Grade: S
kan’on

Alternative spelling
緖 (kyūjitai)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɕo̞]

Noun

緒(しょ) • (sho)

beginning
mental or emotional state

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
緒
ちょ Grade: S
kan’yōon

Alternative spelling
緖 (kyūjitai)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞]

Noun

緒(ちょ) • (cho)

Alternative form of 緒 (sho)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
緒
お Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
緖 (kyūjitai)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [o̞]

Noun

緒(お) • (o)

string; cord; thong
(specifically) string of a geta or sandal

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
緒
いとぐち Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
緖 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 緒 – see the following entry.

【糸口いとぐち】

[noun] conversational gambit

[noun] clue

[noun] a beginning

(This term, 緒, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja

緒 • (seo) (hangeul 서, revised seo, McCune–Reischauer sŏ, Yale se)

Alternative form of 緖

Vietnamese

Han character

緒: Hán Nôm readings: tự

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