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degree/time

HSK 2 N3
ド、ト、タク
たび、-た.い
도, 탁
Phonosemantic compound. 又 represents the meaning (using a hand to measure something) and 石 represents the sound.
Components
stone+ again =
degree/time
Phonetic component
shí stone
stone, rock, mineral
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Meaning component
yòu again
and, also, again, in addition
Depicts a hand measuring something.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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 Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[dù]
to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences
[duó]
to estimate; Taiwan pr. [duò]
Japanese
たび たんび 同音
nounn-sufcounter time (three times, each time, etc.); times
同音

noun

  1. degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.)
  2. strength (of glasses); glasses prescription
  3. alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume
  4. extent; degree; limit
  5. presence of mind; composure

counter

  1. counter for occurrences
どう (old) 同音

prefix

  1. usually kana extreme; ultra; mega; totally; very much; precisely; exactly (occ. written 度)
  2. usually kana damn; stupid; cursed
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
たく
Taku surname
たび
Tabi surname
とこう
Tokou given name
わたり
Watari surname
わたる
Wataru given name