Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 氏 represents the sound.
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总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (trad)糾 entangle (trad/jp)紀 epoch (trad/jp)紂 name of an emperor (trad)約 make an appointment (trad/jp)紅 red (trad/jp)紆 bend (trad)紈 white (trad)紉 thread (trad)紋 design (trad/jp)納 let in (trad/jp)紐 new (trad)紓 relieve (trad)純 unadulterated (trad/jp)紕 spoiled (trad)紗 yarn (trad)級 rank (trad/jp)紛 disorderly (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
紙
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
紙
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
紙
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
紙
Regular
Modern
Chinese
纸 / 紙 [zhǐ]
paper; CL:張|张[zhāng],沓[dá]; classifier for documents, letter etc
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
紙 かみ
Kami female given namesurname
紙 かみさき
Kamisaki surname
紙 かみざき
Kamizaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (129)
报纸 [bàozhǐ] #1,598
newspaper
纸条 [zhǐtiáo] #4,743
slip of paper
纸巾 [zhǐjīn] #7,178
paper towel
图纸 [túzhǐ] #11,818
blueprint
纸张 [zhǐzhāng] #12,607
paper
纸杯 [zhǐbēi] #8,989
paper cup
壁纸 [bìzhǐ] #21,497
wallpaper
造纸 [zàozhǐ] #41,110
papermaking
纸牌 [zhǐpái] #11,541
playing card
卫生纸 [wèishēngzhǐ] #13,993
toilet paper
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 手紙 [てがみ] #1,408
letter
⭐ 表紙 [ひょうし] #6,643
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.)
⭐ 紙袋 [かみぶくろ] #8,951
paper bag
⭐ 用紙 [ようし] #11,758
blank form
⭐ 白紙 [はくし] #12,527
white paper
紙切れ [かみきれ] #13,266
piece of paper
紙一重 [かみひとえ] #13,945
paper-thin (difference)
紙片 [しへん] #15,653
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
手紙を出す [てがみをだす] #17,477
to mail a letter
⭐ 紙幣 [しへい] #18,540
paper money
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