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brag

HSK 10
ほこ.る
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 羽 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (詡)
say+ feathers =
brag
Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
Phonetic component
feathers
feather, plume
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Simplified (诩)
speech+ feathers =
boast
Meaning component
yán speech
KangXi radical 149
讠 is a component form of 言.
Phonetic component
feathers
feather, plume
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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 Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [xǔ]
to brag; popular; lovely
Example Sentences