"Xi" is the symbolic symbol of the musicality of
Chuci. The construction of the "standard" for the musicality of the
Chuci style is based on the translation of "the songs of Yue" and "the songs of Chu" and also on the relationship between the "song" and "words" in
Yufu. 兮(
xi), as a function word in text, is a vocal representation of musicality. Among all the writings belong to
chuci, those containing xi means that there's attempt to capture the vocal musicality of the songs, while those that do not have xi are simply purely textual transcription. The difference between "hun hu gui lai" (Thy soul, return!) and "hun xi gui lai" (Thy soul, ah, return!) is mainly musical rather than textual. The special musical structure of
Zhaohun (Sprit Evocation) lies in the fact that the 兮(xi) and 些(xie) can help distinguish different roles, indicating that it also serve ceremonial functions. "些" may be a misspelling of "止止" or "
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