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歆

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admire

HSK 10

Human →Actions

xīn

キン、コン

う.ける

Components

音 sound+ 欠 deficient =

歆 admire

音 Phonetic component

yīn sound

sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation

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欠 Meaning component

qiàn deficient

owe, lack, be deficient

lack

Notes

Historical Evolution

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)

歆

Regular

Modern

Chinese

歆 [xīn]

pleased; moved

Example Sentences