Historical Evolution
串
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
串
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
串 [chuàn]
to string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly; to gang up; to rove; string; bunch; skewer; classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of; to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus); to move across
Japanese
noun
- spit; skewer
- proxy (computer server)
Korean
곶 [串]
cape; Land that sticks out to the sea.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
串 くし
Kushi surname
串 くしさき
Kushisaki surname
串 くしざき
Kushizaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (61)
一连串 [yīliánchuàn] #10,947
a succession of
一连串 [yīliánchuàn] #10,947
a succession of
客串 [kèchuàn] #13,577
to appear on stage in an amateur capacity
串通 [chuàntōng] #17,263
to collude
串门 [chuànmén] #24,835
to call on sb
串门 [chuànmén] #24,835
to call on sb
串联 [chuànlián] #36,147
to establish ties or contact
串联 [chuànlián] #36,147
to establish ties or contact
反串 [fǎnchuàn] #38,501
(Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty
串行 [chuànháng] #33,371
to miss a line
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JAPANESE WORDS (26)
⭐ 冗談 [じょうだん] #845
joke
串刺し [くしざし] #14,866
skewering
串焼き [くしやき] #22,950
grilling on a skewer
串カツ [くしカツ] #62,864
kushikatsu
竹串 [たけぐし] #67,808
bamboo skewer
玉串 [たまぐし] #83,092
branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering)
牛串 [ぎゅうくし] #92,515
skewered beef
串揚げ [くしあげ] #96,306
kushiage
金串 [かなぐし] #106,569
metal spit
焼き串 [やきぐし] #106,597
skewer
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