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vaudeville

HSK 10 N1
pái
ハイ
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 非 represents the sound.
Components
person (side)+ non- =
vaudeville
Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
Phonetic component
fēi non-
not, negative, non-
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[pái]
not serious; variety show
Example Sentences