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damage

HSK 10 N2
sǔn
ソン
そこ.なう、そこな.う、-そこ.なう、そこ.ねる、-そこ.ねる
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 員 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (損)
Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
Phonetic component
employee
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Simplified (损)
hand (side)+ member =
diminish, lose
Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
Phonetic component
yuán member
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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
/ [sǔn]
to decrease; to lose; to damage; to harm; (coll.) to speak sarcastically; to deride; caustic; mean; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (䷨)
Japanese
そん 同音

noun

  1. loss; damage; harm; unprofitable
  2. disadvantage; handicap; drawback; unfavorable
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
たくじ
Takuji unclassified name