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羯
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wether

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Mammals
Jié, jié
カツ、ケツ
갈
Phonosemantic compound. 羊 represents the meaning and 曷 represents the sound.
Components
羊 sheep+ 曷 why? what? where? =
羯 wether
羊 Meaning component
yáng sheep
sheep, goat
曷 Phonetic component
hé why? what? where?
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Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
羯
Regular
Modern
Chinese
羯 [Jié]
Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century
羯 [jié]
ram, esp. gelded; to castrate; deer's skin
Japanese
羯 けつ 同音
noun Jie (ancient Chinese ethnic group)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (10)
摩羯座 [Mó​jié​zuò] #5,457
Capricornus
摩羯 [Mó​jié] #7,100
Capricorn (star sign)
羯鼓 [jié​gǔ] #65,477
double-ended skin drum with a narrow waist
戎羯 [Róng​Jié]
ancient ethnic groups in northwestern China
羯族 [Jié​zú]
Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century
羯磨 [jié​mó]
karma (loanword)
羯羊 [jié​yáng]
wether (castrated ram)
羯胡 [Jié​hú]
Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century
羯鼓催花 [jié​gǔ​cuī​huā]
drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom
魔羯座 [Mó​jié​zuò]
Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
JAPANESE WORDS (4)
羯鼓 [かっこ] #184,016
kakko
磨羯宮 [まかつきゅう] #189,716
Capricorn (10th zodiacal sign)
羯磨 [かつま] #191,197
karma
羯磨曼荼羅 [かつままんだら]
karma mandala (in Shingon)