sī

缌

Character · NounTraditional緦

fine hemp cloth; mourning garment

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

fine hemp cloth (used for mourning garments in ancient China)

literary

Refers specifically to the fine-grade hemp cloth used in the traditional Chinese 'five degrees of mourning' (五服) ritual system, representing the lightest grade of mourning attire.

Gǔ古
dài代
guān官
yuán员
dīng丁
yōu忧
shí时
xū须
chuān穿
sī缌
má麻
sāng丧
fú服
 。

Ancient officials had to wear fine hemp mourning garments when observing filial mourning.

Sī缌
má麻
zhī之
qīn亲
zài在
wǔ五
fú服
zhōng中
shǔ属
yú于
zuì最
qīng轻
de的
yī一
děng等
 。

Relatives by fine hemp cloth [distant relatives] belong to the lightest grade among the five degrees of mourning.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
xì细
mì密
de的
má麻
bù布
gǔ古
chēng称
sī缌
 。

This fine, dense hemp cloth was called 'si' in ancient times.