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bending branches

HSK 10
jiū
キュウ
つが、まと.う
Branches 木 bowing in the wind 翏; 翏 also provides the pronunciation
Components
tree+ to sweep away =
bending branches
Meaning component
tree
Meaning component
liù to sweep away
the sound of the wind
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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)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[Jiū]
surname Jiu
[jiū]
to hang down
Example Sentences