表

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surface

HSK 2 N2

biǎo

ヒョウ

おもて、-おもて、あらわ.す、あらわ.れる、あら.わす

표

Depicts clothes (衣) made from fur (毛), typically the outermost layer of clothing. In simplified Chinese 表 is also used to mean "wristwatch", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 錶.

Components

毛 fur+ 衣 clothing =

表 surface

毛 Meaning component

máo fur

hair, fur, feathers

衣 Meaning component

yī clothing

clothes, clothing

Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

表

Regular

Modern

Chinese

表 [biǎo]

exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth)

表 / 錶 [biǎo]

wrist or pocket watch

Japanese

表おもて同音

noun

surface
face (i.e. the visible side of an object)
front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin
outside; exterior
appearance
public
baseball first half (of an inning); top (of an inning)
cover (for tatami mats, etc.)
computing foreground
abbrev. Omotesenke school of tea ceremony

表ひょう同音

noun

table; chart; list
memorial to an emperor

Korean

표 [表]

Noun

table; A certain content presented nicely after being organized in a regular form and order.; sign; An indication or trace of something seen on the outside.

Example Sentences

🇯🇵 (5)

この紙はどちらが表だか見分けがつかない。

I cannot tell which is the right side of this paper.

私はその問題がわかっていない。裏と表の区別もついていない。

I don't understand the problem; I could make neither head nor tail of it.

一体何が今晩表であんなひどい音をたてているのか見当もつきません。

I don't know what kind of creature is making such a terrible noise outside tonight.

内面の欠点は必ず表に現れる。

An inner defect never fails to express itself outwardly.

Japanese Names

表うえ