WHOLE CHARACTER
些
some; a few (一些, 某些); (after adjectives) somewhat (病轻些了)
些 is some — a few, a little; after adjectives it means somewhat.
ZDIC: 会意, 从此、从二 — the classic account reads this-plus-two as an indefinite small amount.
Character Familiestop / bottom
些
some; a few (一些, 某些); (after adjectives) somewhat (病轻些了)
些 is some — a few, a little; after adjectives it means somewhat.
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
top / bottom
ZDIC: 会意, 从此、从二 — the classic account reads this-plus-two as an indefinite small amount.
MEANING: THIS
此
this; these
Standalone meaning is kept separate from its associative role in 些.
In 些: meaning: this Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
MEANING: TWO
二
two
A standalone character; the two-marks piece named by ZDIC in 些.
In 些: meaning: two Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
Tone 1
- some; a few (一些, 某些)
- (after adjectives) somewhat (病轻些了)
- 一些some; a few
- 这些these
Tone 4classical: a Chu-ci particle
- classical: sentence-final particle in the Chu ci
No common modern word is offered for this reading; the dictionary sense remains in Sources.
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