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HSK 10 N3
shì
シ、ジ
つか.える
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 士 represents the sound.
Components
Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
Phonetic component
shì soldier
scholar, gentleman
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[shì]
to serve as an official; an official; the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the "general" or "king" 將|将[jiàng]
Japanese
同音
noun official; civil service
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
つこう
Tsukou given name