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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
蓆 巾 庶 ⿸广⿱廿巾
Mandarin
xi2
English
Definitions
banquet; woven mat; seat; place; mat; take seat
Mnemonic
A cloth 巾 used by a multitude 庶 of guests
Etymology
Notes
Original character was a simple pictograph of a mat used for guests; as in 度 the fire 火 at the bottom gives way to the radical