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tidy up

HSK 5 N2
shí
シュウ、ジュウ
ひろ.う
습, 십
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 合 represents the sound.
Components
hand (side)+ fit =
tidy up
Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
Phonetic component
fit
variant of 合[hé]
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Notes
Historical Evolution
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 Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[shè]
to ascend in light steps
[shí]
to pick up; to collate or arrange; ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
Japanese
10 一〇 じゅう とお 同音
  1. numeric ten; 10 (拾 is used in legal documents)
  2. noun ten years of age
  3. noun archaic book containing a collection of poems
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
おさむ
Osamu given name
じつ
Jitsu place name