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village school

HSK 10
xiáng
ショウ
まなびや
Components
广 roof+ sheep =
village school
广 Meaning component
yǎn roof
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
building
Phonetic component
yáng sheep
sheep, goat
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[xiáng]
asylum for the aged; school
Japanese
学び舎 学舎 まなびや 同音
noun poetical school; school building; schoolhouse
Example Sentences