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crumble

HSK 7 N1
bēng
ホウ
くず.れる、-くず.れ、くず.す
Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 朋 represents the sound.
Components
mountain+ companion =
crumble
Meaning component
shān mountain
mountain, hill, peak
Phonetic component
péng companion
friend, pal, acquaintance
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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 Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[bēng]
to collapse; to fall into ruins; death of king or emperor; demise
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
くずれ
Kuzure surname
なだれ
Nadare female given name