涘 [sì]
1. 水边。
[En.] Riverbank.
例: 在水之涘。
Example: On the riverbank.
2. 边际;极限。
[En.] Limit.
例: 无涘涘 (无边;无限)。
Example: Limitless (no boundaries).
【本义】: 水边
[Original Meaning]: Riverbank
【造字法】: 形声。从水,矣声。
[Character Formation]: Phono-semantic compound, combining "water" and the sound component.
【引】
1. 《说文》:涘,水厓也。
[Shuowen]: "涘" refers to the bank of water.
2. 《庄子·秋水》:泾流之大,两涘渚崖之间,不辨牛马。
[Zhuangzi]: "The flow of the Jing River is vast, between the two riverbanks, one cannot distinguish between cattle and horses."
3. 唐·李朝威《柳毅传》:昨下第,闲驱泾水之涘,见大王爱女牧羊于野,风鬟两鬓,所不忍视。
[Li Chaowei, Tang Dynasty]: "Yesterday, while passing by the riverbank of the Jing River, I saw the beloved daughter of the king tending sheep in the fields, her hair flowing in the wind."
【例】
如: 岸涘; 在水之涘。
Example: Such as riverbank; on the riverbank.