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water's edge

HSK 10 N1
bīn
ヒン
はま
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 賓 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (濱)
water (drops)+ visitor =
water's edge
Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
Phonetic component
visitor
View phonetic series →
Japanese (浜)
water (drops)+ troops =
water's edge
water (drops)
troops
Notes
Historical Evolution
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [bīn]
shore; beach; coast; bank; to border on
Japanese
はま ハマ 同音

noun

  1. beach; seashore
  2. Go abbrev.usually kana captured pieces; captured stones
  3. abbrev. Yokohama
  4. archaic osb riverbank; riverside
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
はま
Hama place namesurnamefemale given name
はまさき
Hamasaki surname
はまざき
Hamazaki surname
ひろし
Hiroshi given name
むらはま
Murahama unclassified name
つるはま
Tsuruhama surname
はま
Hama surname
はまさき
Hamasaki surname
はまざき
Hamazaki surname
ひん
Hin surname