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sway

HSK 7 N1
huàng, huǎng
コウ
あきらか
Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 光 represents the sound. Simplified form of 㨪.
Components
day+ ray =
sway
Meaning component
day
sun
Phonetic component
guāng ray
light, brilliant, shine
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[huǎng]
to dazzle; to flash past
[huàng]
to sway; to shake; to wander about
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あき
Aki female given name
あきつぐ
Akitsugu unclassified name
あきのり
Akinori unclassified name
あきら
Akira female given namesurname
あつし
Atsushi given name
こう
given name
こうしょう
Kōshou unclassified name
こうじ
Kōji unclassified name
こうそう
Kōsou unclassified name
てる
Teru given name
のぼる
Noboru given name
ひかり
Hikari unclassified name
ひかる
Hikaru female given name
みつる
Mitsuru given name