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call

HSK 1 N2
jiào
キョウ
さけ.ぶ
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 丩 represents the sound.
Components
mouth+ connect =
call
Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Phonetic component
jiū connect
to join or connect the vine
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Notes
Historical Evolution
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
[jiào]
to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
きょう
Kyō unclassified name
きょうじ
Kyōji unclassified name