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此
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this (literary)

HSK 4
Human →Actions →Social
cǐ
シ
これ、この、ここ
차
Origin unclear. Two possible explanations are (1) depicts a person (人) stopping (止), meaning "here", and (2) depicts a foot (止) kicking a person (人), based on an earlier meaning "to kick" (跐).
Components
止 stop+ 人 person =
此 this (literary)
止 Iconic component
zhǐ stop
stop, halt, desist
人 Iconic component
rén person
man
Notes
Similar Characters
企 look forward to先 ahead卸 unload往 toward徒 follower從 follow (trad)歧 fork in the road歨 a step歷 experience (trad)歸 come back (trad)走 walk之 of出 exit正 correct步 footstep武 military歬 go forward歰 unsmooth犇 stampede舛 deviate
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
此
Regular
Modern
Chinese
此 [cǐ]
this; these
Japanese
此 、 此ん こん 同音
pronounadj-pn usually kana this
此れ (rare) 、 是 (rare) 、 之 (rare) 、 維 (rare) 、 惟 (rare) これ 同音

pronoun

  1. usually kana this; this one (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic)
  2. usually kana this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group)
  3. usually kana now; this point (in time) (as これから, これまで, etc.)
  4. datedusually kana here
  5. archaic I; me

adverb

  1. formalusually kana used to stress the subject of a sentence
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (3)
これは面白い本だよ。
This is an interesting book.
これは兄です。かっこいいですね。
This is my brother. Handsome, isn't he?
私はこれからは英語を一生懸命勉強します。
I will study English hard from now on.
Japanese Names
此 ひろ
Hiro surname
CHINESE WORDS (127)
如此 [rú​cǐ] #415
in this way
因此 [yīn​cǐ] #1,056
thus
彼此 [bǐ​cǐ] #1,447
each other
此次 [cǐ​cì] #8,269
this time
此外 [cǐ​wài] #6,134
besides
为此 [wèi​cǐ] #3,451
for this reason
为此 [wèi​cǐ] #3,451
for this reason
此时 [cǐ​shí] #5,181
now
此时 [cǐ​shí] #5,181
now
此前 [cǐ​qián] #17,689
before this
117 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (99)
この人 [このひと] #919
this person
この世 [このよ] #1,716
this world
⭐ この前 [このまえ] #1,930
the other day
この先 [このさき] #2,061
beyond this point
⭐ この間 [このあいだ] #2,337
the other day
この手 [このて] #2,710
this way (of doing)
この辺り [このあたり] #3,576
this area
⭐ この辺 [このへん] #3,640
this area
この後 [このあと] #4,008
after this
この際 [このさい] #4,911
on this occasion
89 more items
KOREAN WORDS (3)
피차 #17,644
both; each other
차제
opportunity
차후
next