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harmony (archaic)

HSK 10
Human →Body →Face
ワ
hwa
Variant of 和. Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 禾 represents the sound.
Components
口 mouth+ 禾 standing grain =
咊 harmony (archaic)
口
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
禾
禾 Phonetic component
hé standing grain
grain still on stalk
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Notes
Similar Characters
和 harmony侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
咊
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Modern
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