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nourish

HSK 7 N1
ジ、シ
Components
water (drops)+ here =
nourish
Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
water
Phonetic component
here
now, here
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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 Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[zī]
to grow; to nourish; to increase; to cause; juice; taste; (dialect) to spout; to spurt
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
うるお
Uruo given name
しげ
Shige female given name
しげし
Shigeshi given name
しげる
Shigeru male given namefemale given name
まさ
Masa unclassified name