Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 折 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
哲
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
哲
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
哲
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
哲
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
哲
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
哲
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
哲
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
哲
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
哲 [zhé]
wise; a sage
Japanese
noun
- sage; wise man; philosopher; disciple
- sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
哲 あき
Aki given name
哲 あきら
Akira female given name
哲 さとし
Satoshi male given name
哲 さとる
Satoru given name
哲 ちょる
Choru given name
哲 てつ
Tetsu female given namesurname
哲 てつじ
Tetsuji unclassified name
哲 とおる
Tooru given name
哲 ひろし
Hiroshi given name
哲 まさる
Masaru unclassified name
哲 ゆたか
Yutaka given name
CHINESE WORDS (33)
哲学 [zhéxué] #6,694
philosophy
哲学 [zhéxué] #6,694
philosophy
哲学家 [zhéxuéjiā] #12,556
philosopher
哲学家 [zhéxuéjiā] #12,556
philosopher
哲理 [zhélǐ] #24,209
philosophic theory
哲人 [zhérén] #25,174
wise man
范思哲 [Fànsīzhé] #27,999
Versace (fashion designer)
明哲保身 [míngzhébǎoshēn] #44,379
a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom)
麦哲伦 [Màizhélún] #44,481
Magellan (1480-1521), Portuguese explorer
麦哲伦 [Màizhélún] #44,481
Magellan (1480-1521), Portuguese explorer
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JAPANESE WORDS (72)
⭐ 哲学 [てつがく] #9,449
philosophy
哲学者 [てつがくしゃ] #18,346
philosopher
何の変哲もない [なんのへんてつもない] #18,760
completely ordinary
哲学的 [てつがくてき] #19,532
philosophical
⭐ 哲人 [てつじん] #50,876
wise man
変哲 [へんてつ] #64,710
something unusual
自然哲学 [しぜんてつがく] #67,223
natural philosophy
哲学書 [てつがくしょ] #68,129
philosophy book
変哲もない [へんてつもない] #73,329
ordinary
哲理 [てつり] #81,197
philosophic principles
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KOREAN WORDS (3)