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merely

HSK 10
jǐn
キン、ゴン
わず.か
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 堇 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (僅)
Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
Phonetic component
jǐn yellow
yellow loam
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Simplified (仅)
Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
Simplified component
yòu again
and, also, again, in addition
Shorthand for the 堇 component in the traditional character 僅.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [jǐn]
barely; only; merely
Example Sentences