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lofty

HSK 7 N1
jùn
シュン
けわ.しい、たか.い
Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 夋 represents the sound.
Components
Meaning component
shān mountain
mountain, hill, peak
Phonetic component
qūn to dawdle
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 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)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[jùn]
(of mountains) high; harsh or severe
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
しゅん
Shun female given name
しゅんきつ
Shunkitsu unclassified name
しゅんじ
Shunji unclassified name
たかし
Takashi male given name
たけし
Takeshi given name
たるおか
Taruoka surname