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door-leaf

HSK 10 N1
fēi
とびら
Phonosemantic compound. 户 represents the meaning and 非 represents the sound.
Components
family+ non- =
door-leaf
Meaning component
family
door
Phonetic component
fēi non-
not, negative, non-
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[fēi]
door with only one leaf
Japanese
(rare) とびら 同音

noun

  1. door; gate; opening
  2. title page
Example Sentences