該
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该
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Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 亥 represents the sound.
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该 need (simp)唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
該
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
該
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
該
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
該
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
該
Regular
Modern
Chinese
该 / 該 [gāi]
should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned
Japanese
said; matter in question
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
該 そなう
Sonau unclassified name
該 ちかい
Chikai unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (15)
应该 [yīnggāi] #115
ought to
该死 [gāisǐ] #430
Damn it!
不该 [bùgāi] #4,118
should not
活该 [huógāi] #6,285
(coll.) serve sb right
该当 [gāidāng] #40,373
should
合该 [hégāi] #51,958
ought to
亚该亚 [Yàgāiyà]
Achaia
哈该书 [Hāgāishū]
Book of Haggai
应该的 [yīnggāide]
you're most welcome
撒都该人 [sādūgāirén]
Sadducees
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JAPANESE WORDS (13)
⭐ 該当 [がいとう] #10,846
corresponding to
当該 [とうがい] #32,963
appropriate (e.g. authorities)
該当者 [がいとうしゃ] #41,461
person concerned
該当なし [がいとうなし] #93,241
not applicable
該博 [がいはく] #122,406
profundity
当該人物 [とうがいじんぶつ] #140,658
the appropriate person
該博な知識 [がいはくなちしき] #152,037
profound knowledge
該当事項 [がいとうじこう] #250,969
relevant items
該案 [がいあん] #282,363
the said proposal
該問題 [がいもんだい] #292,145
the matter in question
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KOREAN WORDS (1)