漆

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wall paint

HSK 7 N1

qī

シツ

うるし

칠

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 桼 represents the sound. Originally written as 桼, which depicts lacquer or sap oozing out from a varnish tree (木).

Components

氵 water (drops)+ 桼 varnish tree =

漆 wall paint

氵 Meaning component

shui water (drops)

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

桼 Meaning component

qī varnish tree

the varnish tree

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Notes

Historical Evolution

Bronze

Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 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)

漆

Regular

Modern

Chinese

漆 [qī]

paint; lacquer; CL:道[dào]; to paint (furniture, walls etc)

Japanese

漆うるし、ウルシ同音

noun

East Asian lacquer; japan
usually kana Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)

七、７、漆 (rare) しち、なな同音

numeric seven (漆 is used in legal documents)

Korean

칠 [漆]

Noun

lacquering; An act of giving a glossy finish to wooden dishes, furniture, etc., with lacquer.; painting; An act of applying oil, liquid, paint, etc., on the surface of an object, or such substance.

Example Sentences

🇯🇵 (1)

私は今朝7時に起きた。

I got up at seven this morning.

Japanese Names

漆うるし

Urushi female given namesurname

漆うるしさき

Urushisaki surname

漆うるしざき

Urushizaki surname

漆しつ