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situation

HSK 10 N2
kuàng
キョウ
まし.て、いわ.んや、おもむき
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 兄 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (況)
Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
Phonetic component
xiōng elder brother
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Simplified (况)
ice+ elder brother =
situation
ice
elder brother
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 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)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 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)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [kuàng]
moreover; situation
Example Sentences