涐 (é) - I, me (archaic first-person pronoun used in classical

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I, me (archaic first-person pronoun used in classical Chinese, particularly in Sichuan dialect)

I, me (archaic first-person pronoun used in classical

Usage highlights

archaic first personSichuan dialect pronounclassical Chineseobsolete characterhistorical linguistics

Synonyms

  • 我— I, me (standard modern first-person pronoun)
  • 吾— I, me (classical literary first-person pronoun)
  • 余— I, me (classical first-person pronoun)

Antonyms

  • 你— you (second person)
  • 他— he, him (third person masculine)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • In classical texts, 涐 meant 'I' or 'me'(涐)
  • This character appears in ancient Sichuan dialect(四川方言)
  • It was used as a first-person pronoun(第一人称代词)
  • Modern usage is extremely rare(现代用法极为罕见)

Collocations

  • archaic first person(古称第一人称)
  • Sichuan dialect pronoun(四川方言代词)
  • classical Chinese(文言文)
  • obsolete character(生僻字)
  • historical linguistics(历史语言学)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 涐 was used as a first-person pronoun in classical Chinese, particularly in regional dialects
  • This character is considered archaic and rarely appears in modern usage
  • It represents the linguistic diversity of ancient Chinese dialects

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