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HSK 4
tián
テン、チン
は.まる、は.める、うず.める、しず.める、ふさ.ぐ
진, 전
Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 真 represents the sound.
Components
earth+ true =
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Meaning component
earth
soil, earth
Phonetic component
zhēn true
real, actual, true, genuine
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[tián]
to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
まき
Maki surname