Depicts people (从) moving and speaking (曰) together, conveying the meaning "all". (Oversimplified for brevity. The real story of this character is quite complicated.)
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Historical Evolution
皆
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
皆
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
皆
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
皆
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
皆
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
皆
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
皆
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
皆
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
皆
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
皆
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
皆
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
皆
Regular
Modern
Chinese
皆 [jiē]
all; each and every; in all cases
Japanese
noun
- everyone; everybody; all (みんな is less formal and more emphatic)
- everything; all
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
皆 かい
Kai unclassified name
皆 かいじ
Kaiji unclassified name
皆 みな
Mina female given name
CHINESE WORDS (44)
皆大欢喜 [Jiēdàhuānxǐ] #16,144
As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare
皆大欢喜 [Jiēdàhuānxǐ] #16,144
As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare
比比皆是 [bǐbǐjiēshì] #38,550
can be found everywhere
啼笑皆非 [tíxiàojiēfēi] #48,654
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
尽人皆知 [jìnrénjiēzhī] #37,531
known by everyone (idiom); well known
尽人皆知 [jìnrénjiēzhī] #37,531
known by everyone (idiom); well known
皆因 [jiēyīn] #27,317
simply because
人人皆知 [rénrénjiēzhī] #34,370
known to everyone
满盘皆输 [mǎnpánjiēshū] #38,819
see 一著不慎，滿盤皆輸|一着不慎，满盘皆输[yi1 zhao1 bu4 shen4 , man3 pan2 jie1 shu1]
满盘皆输 [mǎnpánjiēshū] #38,819
see 一著不慎，滿盤皆輸|一着不慎，满盘皆输[yi1 zhao1 bu4 shen4 , man3 pan2 jie1 shu1]
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JAPANESE WORDS (47)
⭐ 皆さん [みなさん] #1,063
all
⭐ 皆 [みな] #1,313
everyone
⭐ 皆様 [みなさま] #3,852
everyone
⭐ 皆無 [かいむ] #6,124
nonexistent
皆殺し [みなごろし] #9,113
massacre
⭐ 皆目 [かいもく] #18,956
entirely
皆の者 [みなのもの] #22,304
everybody
皆様方 [みなさまがた] #31,508
everyone
⭐ 空き巣 [あきす] #31,560
empty nest
皆が皆 [みんながみんな] #32,159
each and all
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KOREAN WORDS (2)