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spit

HSK 5 N1
tǔ, tù
は.く、つ.く
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 土 represents the sound.
Components
mouth+ earth =
spit
Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Phonetic component
earth
soil, earth
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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
[tǔ]
to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances)
[tù]
to vomit; to throw up
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
はきさき
Hakisaki surname