Vita:席

Parts

• 席 1193 seat
  • ？ * caverns
    • ⼴ * cave
      • ⼂ * drop of (a drop of, drop, eye-dropper)
      • ⼚ * cliff
    • 廿 1190 twenty
  • ⼱ * towel

I don't really need one for the next few, but for completeness's sake my exile Christians (COMMONERS in 1191) are so poor they're using towels for seats.

KANJIDIC Entry

• 席 404A U5e2d B53 C50 G4 S10 F370 N1513 V1561 H3113 DK1986 L1193 K349 O1242 DO461 MN8926 MP4.0440 E520 IN379 DS444 DH549 DT549 DJ332 DB3.6 DG564 P3-3-7 I3q7.4 Q0022.7 DR544 ZSP3-3-6 Yxi2 Wseog セキ むしろ {seat} {mat} {occasion} {place}

EDICT Entries

• 宴席 [えんせき] / (n) banquet / dinner party / (P) /
• 寄席 [よせ] / (n) musical hall / vaudeville / (P) /
• 議席 [ぎせき] / (n) parliamentary seat / (P) /
• 客席 [きゃくせき] / (n) guest seating / (P) /
• 空席 [くうせき] / (n) vacancy / vacant seat / room / (P) /
• 欠席 [けっせき] / (n,vs) absence / non-attendance / (P) /
• 座席 [ざせき] / (n) seat / (P) /
• 次席 [じせき] / (n) associate / junior / assistant / runner-up / (P) /
• 主席 [しゅせき] / (n) (1) head / chief / (2) chairman / governor / president / (3) top seat / first desk (in orchestra) / (P) /
• 首席 [しゅせき] / (n) (1) head / chief / (2) top student / head of the class / (3) top seat / first desk (in orchestra) / (P) /
• 出席 [しゅっせき] / (n,vs) attendance / presence / (P) /
• 出席者 [しゅっせきしゃ] / (n) those present / attendance / (P) /
• 席 [せき] / (n) seat / (P) /
• 席巻 [せっけん] / (n,vs) sweeping conquest / sweeping over / conquering / invading / (P) /
• 席上 [せきじょう] / (n-adv,n-t) at the meeting / (P) /
• 即席 [そくせき] / (n) instant / (P) /
• 打席 [だせき] / (n) batter's box (baseball) / one's turn at bat / (P) /
• 着席 [ちゃくせき] / (n,vs) sit down / seat / (P) /
• 同席 [どうせき] / (n,vs,adj-no) presence / sitting with / being with / (P) /
• 満席 [まんせき] / (n) sold out / fully occupied / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 894 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 席 => No glyph available , 巾

Radical

• 席 => 广 (house on cliff) , 廿 (two hands/twenty) , 巾 (turban/scarf)

Graphical

• 席 => 厂,丶,卄,一,冂,丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. Xi2 - surname Xi
2. xi2 - banquet/woven mat/seat/place in a democratic assembly

Pronunciation Clues

1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 主席
• 出席

Medium Frequency

• 一席话 (一席話)
• 副主席
• 宴席
• 席
• 席位
• 席卷 (席捲)
• 毛主席
• 凉席 (涼席)
• 筵席
• 缺席
• 酒席
• 首席

Appears In

• 席 also appears in:
• 褯蓆