Phonosemantic compound. 衤 represents the meaning and 曷 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
褐
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
褐
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
褐
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
褐
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
褐
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
褐
Regular
Modern
Chinese
褐 [hè]
brown; gray or dark color; coarse hemp cloth; Taiwan pr. [hé]
Japanese
noun
- dark indigo (almost black)
- coarse cloth
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (84)
褐色 [hèsè] #7,994
brown
黄褐色 [huánghèsè] #50,970
tan (color)
黄褐色 [huánghèsè] #50,970
tan (color)
黄褐斑 [huánghèbān] #64,676
chloasma
黄褐斑 [huánghèbān] #64,676
chloasma
褐煤 [hèméi] #47,690
lignite
赤褐色 [chìhèsè] #63,490
russet
褐马鸡 [hèmǎjī] #62,363
(bird species of China) brown eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum)
褐马鸡 [hèmǎjī] #62,363
(bird species of China) brown eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum)
茶褐色 [cháhèsè] #63,556
dark brown
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JAPANESE WORDS (33)
⭐ 褐色 [かっしょく] #12,042
dark brown
赤褐色 [せっかっしょく] #43,605
reddish brown
⭐ 茶褐色 [ちゃかっしょく] #44,352
dark reddish-brown
暗褐色 [あんかっしょく] #69,260
dark brown
黄褐色 [おうかっしょく] #70,521
yellowish brown
灰褐色 [はいかっしょく] #73,476
grey-brown
黒褐色 [こっかっしょく] #76,657
blackish brown
淡褐色 [たんかっしょく] #127,834
light brown
濃褐色 [のうかっしょく] #143,884
dark brown
褐色細胞腫 [かっしょくさいぼうしゅ] #174,320
pheochromocytoma
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