懂中文 Dong Chinese

玺

xǐ

imperial signet

Phonosemantic compound. 玉 represents the meaning and 尔 represents the sound. Simplified form of 璽.

Components
玉 meaning component

玉  Meaning component

yù

  

jade

尔 sound component

尔  Sound component

ěr

  

you

Evolution

玺 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
玺 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
玺 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
玺 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

玺 (璽) 

xǐ

imperial signet, royal signet; ruler's seal

Most common words with 玺
Freq.
Word
Meaning

玺

ruler's seal

国玺

seal of state

印玺

official seal