The 二 (two) component represents the meaning "second" and also indicates the sound. The 欠 (deficient) represents the meaning "secondary" or "substandard".
Components
欠 Meaning component
qiàn deficient
owe, lack, be deficient
Alludes to the meaning "second-class" or "inferior".
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Historical Evolution
次
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
次
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
次
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
次
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
次
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
次
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
次
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
次
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
次
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
次
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
次
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
次
Seal
Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)
次
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
次
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
次
Regular
Modern
Chinese
次 [cì]
next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time
Japanese
Korean
차 [次]
-cha; A suffix used to mean a purpose.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
次 たかつぎ
Takatsugi surname
次 つぐ
Tsugu given name
次 つぐる
Tsuguru unclassified name
次 やどる
Yadoru unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
再次 [zàicì] #1,076
one more time
每次 [měicì] #1,597
every time
此次 [cǐcì] #8,269
this time
第一次 [dìyīcì] #936
the first time
下次 [xiàcì] #1,275
next time
首次 [shǒucì] #38,654
first
上次 [shàngcì] #1,631
last time
多次 [duōcì] #7,010
many times
其次 [qícì] #5,248
next
层次 [céngcì] #8,718
layer
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 次第 [しだい] #2,104
depending on
⭐ 次々 [つぎつぎ] #2,198
in succession
⭐ 次第に [しだいに] #2,670
gradually
⭐ 次々に [つぎつぎに] #4,412
one by one
⭐ 次回 [じかい] #4,937
next time (occasion)
⭐ 次元 [じげん] #5,455
dimension
次から次へと [つぎからつぎへと] #7,431
in succession
⭐ 三次 [さんじ] #7,589
third
次に [つぎに] #7,694
next
⭐ 次ぐ [つぐ] #7,733
to follow
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