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radiating vitality

HSK 10
エキ、ヤク
Phonosemantic compound. 大 represents the meaning and 亦 represents the sound.
Components
big+ likewise =
radiating vitality
Meaning component
big
big, great, vast, large, high
Phonetic component
likewise
also, too
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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
[yì]
abundant; graceful
Japanese
えき 同音
noun archaic playing the game of go
Example Sentences