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concentrated

HSK 10 N2
nóng
ノウ
こ.い
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 農 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (濃)
water (drops)+ agriculture =
concentrated
Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
Phonetic component
agriculture
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Simplified (浓)
Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
Phonetic component
nóng farming
variant of 農|农[nóng]
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [nóng]
concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc)
Japanese
のう 同音

prefix

  1. dark (color)
  2. concentrated; thick
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あつし
Atsushi given name
のう
Nou female given name
のうざき
Nouzaki surname