椞 (xì) - A rare character meaning to restrain or stop & to prohibit or forbid.

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xì ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

万响

椞 · xì

A rare character meaning to restrain or stop;

to prohibit or forbid.

A rare character meaning to restrain or stopto prohibit or forbid.

Usage highlights

restrain and stopprohibit and blocklegal prohibitionancient restraintstrict prohibition

Synonyms

  • 禁— to prohibit, forbid
  • 止— to stop, cease
  • 阻— to obstruct, hinder

Antonyms

  • 允— to permit, allow
  • 许— to permit, consent

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient text used this character to mean restraint (椞止).
  • Some dialects preserve this word for prohibition (禁椞).
  • In historical documents, it appears in legal contexts (法椞).

Collocations

  • restrain and stop(椞止)
  • prohibit and block(椞阻)
  • legal prohibition(法椞)
  • ancient restraint(古椞)
  • strict prohibition(严椞)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character appears in some ancient texts and dictionaries but is extremely rare in modern usage.
  • It may represent an archaic form or variant of more common prohibition characters.
  • Its usage is primarily historical rather than contemporary.

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