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liquid

HSK 6 N2
エキ
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 夜 represents the sound.
Components
Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
Phonetic component
night
variant of 夜[yè]
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[yè]
liquid; fluid; Taiwan pr. [yì]
Japanese
えき 同音
nounn-suf liquid; fluid
しる つゆ 同音

noun

  1. juice; sap
  2. soup; broth
  3. (dipping) sauce
Korean
[液]
Noun
liquid; Substance that flows like water or oil.; liquid; A word usually attached to another noun, meaning 'liquid.'
Example Sentences