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hemorrhoids

HSK 10
zhì
ヂ、ジ
しもがさ
Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 寺 represents the sound.
Components
sickness+ Buddhist temple =
hemorrhoids
Meaning component
sickness
sick
Phonetic component
Buddhist temple
court, office
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[zhì]
piles; hemorrhoid
Japanese
(old) 同音
noun hemorrhoids; piles
Example Sentences