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frivolous

HSK 10
gǒu
コウ、ク
いやしく.も
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 句 represents the sound.
Components
grass (top)+ sentence =
frivolous
Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
Phonetic component
sentence
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 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
[Gǒu]
surname Gou
[gǒu]
if; supposing; careless; negligent; temporarily
Example Sentences