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silky color

HSK 10
サン、ザン、サイ
わずか、ひたた
Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 毚 represents the sound. Also an archaic variant form of 才.
Components
silk+ greedy =
silky color
Meaning component
silk
thread
Phonetic component
chán greedy
cunning
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Japanese
ひたた 同音
adverb archaic just a tiny bit
さい 同音

noun

  1. ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius
  2. sai; (explanation) traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
Example Sentences