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匙
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spoon

HSK 7
Objects →Tools
shi
シ
さじ
시
Phonosemantic compound. 匕 represents the meaning and 是 represents the sound.
Components
是 be+ 匕 ancient spoon =
匙 spoon
是 Phonetic component
shì be
variant of 是[shì]
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匕 Meaning component
bǐ ancient spoon
spoon, ladle
Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
匙
Regular
Modern
Chinese
匙 [chí]
spoon
Japanese
匙 、 匕 さじ 、 しゃじ 、 かい (old) 同音
noun usually kana spoon
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
私たちはさじでスープを飲む。
We eat soup with a spoon.
CHINESE WORDS (28)
钥匙 [yào​shi] #837
key
钥匙 [yào​shi] #837
key
汤匙 [tāng​chí] #17,827
soup spoon
汤匙 [tāng​chí] #17,827
soup spoon
茶匙 [chá​chí] #41,956
teaspoon
锁匙 [suǒ​chí] #43,891
(dialect) key
锁匙 [suǒ​chí] #43,891
(dialect) key
钥匙链 [yào​shi​liàn] #48,969
keychain
钥匙链 [yào​shi​liàn] #48,969
keychain
一把钥匙开一把锁 [yī​bǎ​yào​shi​kāi​yī​bǎ​suǒ] #61,567
One key opens one lock.
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JAPANESE WORDS (18)
⭐ 匙 [さじ] #21,981
spoon
さじを投げる [さじをなげる] #41,428
to give up (something as hopeless)
さじ加減 [さじかげん] #47,498
measured amount (esp. of medicine)
火箸 [ひばし] #49,604
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier)
⭐ 大さじ [おおさじ] #66,610
tablespoon
⭐ 小さじ [こさじ] #73,393
teaspoon
円匙 [えんぴ] #104,487
small shovel
茶さじ [ちゃさじ] #164,580
teaspoon
波布 [はぶ] #192,415
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis)
石匙 [いしさじ] #221,191
stone knife (Jomon-period tool, shaped like a rice spoon)
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