Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 𠂹 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "borderland", now written as 陲. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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Historical Evolution
垂
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
垂
Regular
Modern
Chinese
垂 [chuí]
to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach
Japanese
noun
- sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce) (oft. ダレ in compounds)
- hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.)
- (kendo) loin guard
- kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character
- woman (comedian jargon)
n-suf
- -ass; -head (used after a noun or na-adjective; also ったれ)
noun
- zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
- hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
垂 しげる
Shigeru unclassified name
垂 しずり
Shizuri female given name
垂 しだる
Shidaru unclassified name
垂 しづ
Shizu female given name
垂 すい
Sui surname
CHINESE WORDS (86)
垂直 [chuízhí] #13,147
perpendicular
下垂 [xiàchuí] #14,790
to droop
垂死 [chuísǐ] #12,943
dying
垂危 [chuíwēi] #18,029
close to death
垂涎 [chuíxián] #17,430
to water at the mouth
垂死挣扎 [chuísǐzhēngzhá] #20,254
deathbed struggle
垂死挣扎 [chuísǐzhēngzhá] #20,254
deathbed struggle
耳垂 [ěrchuí] #23,286
earlobe
垂体 [chuítǐ] #48,728
pituitary gland
垂体 [chuítǐ] #48,728
pituitary gland
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JAPANESE WORDS (166)
⭐ 垂らす [たらす] #5,370
to dribble
頭を垂れる [こうべをたれる] #10,939
to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
項垂れる [うなだれる] #11,351
to hang one's head
⭐ 垂直 [すいちょく] #12,132
vertical
垂れ流す [たれながす] #13,632
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
垂れ下がる [たれさがる] #14,172
to hang
よだれを垂らす [よだれをたらす] #26,953
to drool
四手 [しで] #28,752
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
⭐ 垂れ幕 [たれまく] #35,745
hanging banner
垂れ流し [たれながし] #35,842
incontinence
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