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we (exclusive)

HSK 10
ǎn
エン
おれ、われ
엄, 암
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 奄 represents the sound.
Components
person (side)+ ere long =
we (exclusive)
Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
Phonetic component
yǎn ere long
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[ǎn]
I (northern dialects)
Japanese
(rare) おれ オレ おらあ (old) おり (old) 同音
pronoun male I; me (rough or arrogant)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
おしがね
Oshigane unclassified name