Shuowen component 533: 巳
About this component
Component: 巳
Seal font (Chongxi): 巳
Mandarin: sì
Sino-Vietnamese: tị
Japanese: シ (shi) ; ジ (ji) ; み (mi)
Korean: SA / 사
Unihan definition: sixth earthly branch
Variants: —
Shuowen entry
巳也。四月，陽气巳出，陰气巳藏，萬物見，成文章，故巳爲蛇，象形。凡巳之屬皆从巳。