Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 志 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (誌)
Simplified (志)
士 Phonetic component
shì soldier
scholar, gentleman
Originally the sound component was 之/止, but was later reanalyzed as 士, which also works as a sound component.
View phonetic series →心 Meaning component
xīn heart
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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)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
誌
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
誌
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
誌
Seal
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
誌
Regular
Modern
Chinese
志 / 誌 [zhì]
sign; mark; to record; to write a footnote
Japanese
magazine; journal
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (23)
杂志 [zázhì] #1,214
magazine
标志 [biāozhì] #3,128
sign
日志 [rìzhì] #7,236
journal
杂志社 [zázhìshè] #11,213
magazine publisher
不以词害志 [bùyǐcíhàizhì]
don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
交通标志 [jiāotōngbiāozhì]
traffic sign
代志 [dàizhì]
(Tw) (coll.) matter
墓志 [mùzhì] #43,829
inscribed stone tablet placed in the tomb
墓志铭 [mùzhìmíng] #37,123
epitaph
大一统志 [Dàyītǒngzhì]
Da Yuan Dayitongzhi, Yuan dynasty geographical encyclopedia, compiled 1285-1294 under Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁 and Yu Yinglong 虞應龍|虞应龙, 755 scrolls
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JAPANESE WORDS (104)
⭐ 記す [しるす] #2,844
to write down
⭐ 雑誌 [ざっし] #3,654
magazine
⭐ 週刊誌 [しゅうかんし] #18,617
weekly (publication)
同人誌 [どうじんし] #22,913
dōjinshi
⭐ 日誌 [にっし] #23,328
journal
ファッション誌 [ファッションし] #38,148
fashion magazine
⭐ 風物詩 [ふうぶつし] #38,801
feature of the season
情報誌 [じょうほうし] #42,261
listings magazine
ファッション雑誌 [ファッションざっし] #44,056
fashion magazine
漫画雑誌 [まんがざっし] #46,042
comic book
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