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target/-tic

HSK 1 N2
de, dì, dí
テキ
まと
Phonosemantic compound. 白 represents the meaning and 勺 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "bright".
Components
white+ ladle =
target/-tic
Meaning component
bái white
Phonetic component
sháo ladle
spoon, ladle
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 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
[de]
of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
[dī]
see 的士[dī​shì]
[dí]
really and truly
[dì]
aim; clear
Japanese
てき 同音

suffix

  1. -ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -y (used to form adjectives from nouns)
  2. -like; -ish; -sort of; -kind of
  3. colloquial (something) like; along the lines of (used similarly to a quoting particle, esp. as 的な or 的なこと)
  4. colloquial -wise; in terms of; for; from the viewpoint of; from a ... standpoint; as far as ... is concerned (after a noun or pronoun, esp. adverbially as ~に(は))
  5. familiarcolloquialdated Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (used as a form of address with names, work titles, etc. to denote either light disdain or familiarity)
まと 同音

noun

  1. mark; target
  2. object; subject; focus
  3. point (e.g. of argument)
Korean
[的]
Affix
-jeok; A suffix used to mean "having that character," "being related to something," "being such a state."
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
いくは
Ikuha female given name
いくわ
Ikuwa surname
まと
Mato female given namesurname
ゆくは
Yukuha unclassified name