Character: 胥
Modern (Beijing) reading: xū
Preclassic Old Chinese: sa
Classic Old Chinese: sa
Western Han Chinese: sa
Eastern Han Chinese: sja
Early Postclassic Chinese: sjo
Middle Postclassic Chinese: sjo
Late Postclassic Chinese: sjo
Middle Chinese: sjö
English meaning : mutually, each other, together; to aid, assist
Russian meaning[s]: 1) мелкие служащие; 2) все; вместе; взаимно; 3) накапливать, собирать; 4) помогать; 5) ожидать; 6) отдаленный; разделять; 7) обследовать; 8) маринованные крабы
Comments: Used also for homonymous *sa 'a foreman (in charge of 10 laborers)' and *sa 'to linger, take one's time; expect'. Also read *saʔ, MC sjö́ (FQ 私呂) id.
Radical: 130
Four-angle index: 3563
Karlgren code: 0090 e
Go-on: so
Kan-on: siyo
Japanese reading: so;sho;ai;mina;miru;matsu
