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Phonosemantic compound. 尸 represents the meaning and 句 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "bent, curved". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
尸 Meaning component
shī sitting person
person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies)
Depicts a person bending over.
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Historical Evolution
局
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
局
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
局
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
局
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
局
Regular
Modern
Chinese
局 [jú]
office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc
Japanese
noun
- bureau; department
- office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); channel; exchange
- affair; situation
- game (of go, shogi, etc.)
noun
- court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting
- separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period)
- room for a very low class prostitute
- very low class prostitute
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
局 つぼね
Tsubone female given namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
结局 [jiéjú] #2,349
conclusion
结局 [jiéjú] #2,349
conclusion
局长 [júzhǎng] #2,807
bureau chief
局长 [júzhǎng] #2,807
bureau chief
局面 [júmiàn] #4,411
aspect
出局 [chūjú] #2,394
to send off (player for a foul)
警察局 [jǐngchájú] #2,884
police station
局部 [júbù] #13,208
part
局势 [júshì] #5,446
situation
局势 [júshì] #5,446
situation
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 結局 [けっきょく] #625
after all
結局のところ [けっきょくのところ] #9,387
in the end
⭐ 局面 [きょくめん] #11,543
position in a game
⭐ 局長 [きょくちょう] #15,771
bureau director
⭐ 当局 [とうきょく] #17,564
authorities
⭐ テレビ局 [テレビきょく] #21,205
television station
戦局 [せんきょく] #22,757
state of the war
⭐ 郵便局 [ゆうびんきょく] #22,951
post office
⭐ 破局 [はきょく] #24,067
catastrophe
⭐ 薬局 [やっきょく] #25,924
pharmacy
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