Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 非 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
俳
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
俳
Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
俳 [pái]
not serious; variety show
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
JAPANESE WORDS (30)
⭐ 俳優 [はいゆう] #11,715
actor
徘徊 [はいかい] #12,766
wandering (around)
⭐ 俳句 [はいく] #30,521
haiku
俳諧 [はいかい] #53,455
haikai (collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.)
⭐ 俳人 [はいじん] #63,446
haiku poet
映画俳優 [えいがはいゆう] #67,923
movie (film, screen) actor or actress
舞台俳優 [ぶたいはいゆう] #70,122
stage actor
俳諧師 [はいかいし] #92,133
writer of haikai poems
俳号 [はいごう] #130,355
pseudonym of a haiku poet
俳味 [はいみ] #130,590
subdued taste
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KOREAN WORDS (1)