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raft

HSK 10
ばち、いかだ
Components
tree+ brood =
raft
Meaning component
tree
wood
Phonetic component
brood
brood over eggs
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[fú]
beam; rafter
Japanese
(rare) ばち バチ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick (esp. 撥)
  2. usually kana drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater (esp. 桴, 枹)
(rare) いかだ イカダ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana raft
  2. forearm guard (made of thin metal plates)
  3. food skewered baby-eel kabayaki
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