nucleus

HSK 7 N1

Nature →Plants

hé

カク

핵

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 亥 represents the sound.

Components

木 tree+ 亥 sign of the hog =

核 nucleus

木 Meaning component

mù tree

亥 Phonetic component

hài sign of the hog

12th terrestrial branch

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Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

核

Regular

Modern

Chinese

核 [hé]

pit; stone; nucleus; nuclear; to examine; to check; to verify

Japanese

核かく同音

noun

stone (of a fruit); pit; pip
core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; heart
nuclear weapons
physics nucleus (of an atom)
biology nucleus (of a cell)
climate, weather condensation nucleus
astronomy (planetary) core
chemistry ring (in a cyclic compound)
mathematics kernel; core
nucleus (of a cultured pearl)

Korean

핵 [核]

Noun

key; core; center; heart; The very center of something.; nuclear weapon; A weapon powered by the force from a nuclear reaction.; nucleus; A particle at the center of an atom, which is formed by a combination of neutrons and protons.; nucleus; A ball-shaped, tiny substance at the center of a cell in an organism.; core; The hard part inside fruits such as peaches, plums, etc., which protects their seeds.; core; The central part of the Earth, which is approximately 2,900 km beneath its surface.

Example Sentences

🇯🇵 (1)

この核時代にあっては、世界中どこの国だって安全ではない。

No country under the sun is safe in this nuclear age.

Japanese Names

核さね

Sane surname

CHINESE WORDS (200)