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bad-mouth

HSK 10
シ、セイ、サイ、ソ
つとめない、そし.る
Components
this (literary)+ say =
bad-mouth
Phonetic component
this (literary)
this, these
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Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
speech
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[Zī]
surname Zi
[zī]
to calculate; to assess; wealth
[zǐ]
to slander; to detest
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)