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slaughter

HSK 7
ト、チョ
ほふ.る
도, 저
Phonosemantic compound. 尸 represents the meaning and 者 represents the sound.
Components
sitting person+ person =
slaughter
Meaning component
shī sitting person
person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies)
Phonetic component
zhě person
that which
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 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)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[Tú]
surname Tu
[tú]
to slaughter (animals for food); to massacre
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
たいま
Taima unclassified name
たぎま
Tagima unclassified name
To surname
とうま
Touma unclassified name
とま
Toma unclassified name