Vita:昔

Parts

• 昔 1184 once upon a time
  • ？ * salad
  • 日 12 day (sun, tongue wagging in the mouth)

I called this the "mukashi salad box" : every day, there is a new Japan folktale story in the MacDonarudo "salad box" (and a plastic toy), some kind of kid's meal that encourage healthy eating.

Usage in other kanji

• 昔 1184 once upon a time
  • 錯 1185 confused
  • 借 1186 borrow
  • 惜 1187 pity
  • 措 1188 set aside
  • 籍 1567 enroll (enrol)

KANJIDIC Entry

• 昔 404E U6614 B72 G3 S8 F1197 N2108 V2433 H2432 DK1574 L1184 K1200 O699 DO988 MN13816 MP5.0794 E1481 IN764 DH346 DT306 DJ428 DG970 P2-4-4 I3k5.28 Q4460.1 DR1978 Yxi2 Yxi1 Wseog Wchag セキ シャク むかし {once upon a time} {antiquity} {old times}

EDICT Entries

• 一昔 [ひとむかし] / (n) ages / long time / decade / the past ten years / (P) /
• 今昔 [こんじゃく] / (n) past and present / (P) /
• 昔 [むかし] / (adj-no,n-adv,n-t) olden days / former / (P) /
• 昔話 [むかしばなし] / (n) folklore / legend / (P) /
• 大昔 [おおむかし] / (n-adv,n-t) great antiquity / old-fashioned / long ago / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 2388 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 昔 => 龷, 日

Radical

• 昔 => 艹 (grass) , 一 (one) , 日 (sun/day)

Graphical

• 昔 => 艹,一,口,一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. Xi1 - surname Xi
2. xi1 - former times/the past/Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 昔 (xi1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'.
2. Pronunciation clue for 昔 (xi1): The component 日 is pronounced as 'ri4'.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 昔日

Medium Frequency

• 奶昔
• 往昔

Appears In

• 昔 also appears in:
• 错借措腊惜猎蜡醋鹊厝錯稓鵲踖齰