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reprimand

HSK 7 N1
chì
セキ
しりぞ.ける
Phonosemantic compond: 广 represents the meaning and 乇 represents the sound. Originally a variant form of 宅, based on the original meaning "to develop new land". The meaning later shifted to "expand", "get rid of", "rebuff", and "scold".
Components
广 roof+ depend =
reprimand
广 Meaning component
yǎn roof
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
Phonetic component
tuō depend
to depend on, to entrust with
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Notes
Chinese
[chì]
to blame; to reprove; to reprimand; to expel; to oust; to reconnoiter; (of territory) to expand; saline marsh
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
すみあき
Sumiaki unclassified name
すみお
Sumio unclassified name
すみとし
Sumitoshi unclassified name
すみとも
Sumitomo unclassified name
すみひろ
Sumihiro unclassified name